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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
Bod Writer with a Good Memory.

Harvey Waters, an expert ON patent
cases. had occasion TO write Rufus
choate on some important question
and when he received the reply was
unable 10 read word or It. so took
the misslve TO Mr. Choate and asked
him what lie had written. Mr.. choate
replied. II never can read my writing
arter the inli'fs dry, but II you tell me
what Il is nbout,E win tell you what i
have written" And be did. lN
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
MalleabIe oI.s. Of tn. Egyptians.

Strabo and Josephus both affirm that
the Egyptian glass workers were so
well skilled in their art that they imi-
tatcd the amethyst and other precious
stones TO perfection. Malleable glass
was one of the secret arts Of the an
clients. the formula for making II being
now reckoned as lost. Strabo men
tons 81 cup Of glass which could be
hammered into any desired shape. the
material Of which 1t was composed
being as ductile as lead.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
LINER HITS MINE
AND 149 PERISH
IN DOVER STRAIT
ala Floats Only 80 Minutes Af-
ter Explosion
DEATH LIST MAY REACH 200
British Ship Empress of Fort William
Hurrying to Rescue, Meets Sim.
liar Fate.

London, Feb. 28.--French reinforce
ments in great numbers have today
checked the German drive toward
Verdun but there are indications that
the Germans have transferred their at
tack to the Champagne section.
North and east OF Verdun the Ger
man fire has slackened but has not
entirely stopped at several points.
In the Champagne section a fierce
artillery fire last night was followed
today by infantry assault on the
French line from which troops have
been drawn to strengthen the defence
of Verdun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
ALI Clear.

Now. my lad. hope you have some
clear and we'll defined idea as to what
you want to be in life. That means
everything to n young man."
~ know it. uncle. l want to be
doctor or lawyer. or something like
Courier-Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
Value of Rctieenee,

What makes you think Saltwater Is
ruch clever fellow? / never heard
him say anything more than yes or
no."
That's what conyinces me he is
clever.'"'7Judge. ea1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

ROR SALE-Farm of 96 acres. 2l'i m los
- from Arlington Station 35 acres in meadow.
20acree In pasture with trout stream, balance
timber with pine snd whlIe oirck that viii a.
most pay for tarm; 9r ON house painted, slate
roof. Barn a4.36 with basement. Barn DxM,
SUGAR Orchard, runniug water at 5arn, well
ard discern ut House. U Snnr will include far a
nAchInery and t0Ols worth ABOUT 500. Price
&l7OQ, part cash. Nash & Hutchins, 2tf'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
Tho Difference.

The Differences.
I'D like to get a. mile away from a
Aoiled child
'.I'd like to get ROD near him. =
Baltimore American. .s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

ROR sALE-<0 horses. We just arrived
- with 50 head 10 pAit, bays. roAns, Diac K,
browns and grays, 500 to 1850. ages to @;
.versI pairs S76j to ss,o several pair mares
iu load, / black mare 1900, black morse 1900.
afew single horses 1.2o0 to LSjO. We can save
you money II you want good healthy MICS
horpes, q, We buy direct from farms whore
r1iDed. No sick IN srBet stun. We buy in larger
quantities than any dealer in this state; have
lbo head ready to ship now In Iowa. All horses
warranted next load In weeks. Guilf0rd
Wood. Prupe ShelDurne Fails, Mass. ot16
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

ZOE 6ALE-Small place in South Shaftsbury
x consisting OF eighs room house In good
condition, 81 3Acre Ut land. more or tess, guam
tity ANAL fruit aud out buildings aud good
we'll. Apply to c. p, Salmons. south Shafts
bury. 2tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
'WEATH Err.

Fair tonight and Tuesday. not much
change in temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR GALE

ROR sALF-Good substantial room house,
g Vith shed in rear. Piazza, slate roof. City
vster. and toilet located on Maple st. near
Goec st., very desirable property and has
never Deen offered for sale before. Price 200.
NAN 4 autchins lStf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

FOR SALE-Three Stewart parlor
coal stoves and two small bedroom
stoves as hotel IL now heated by
steam. Apply o. L Lawrence. So.
0hattshury, Tel. 1874. gl1 III 9Stf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

EOR sALH-Eggs for hatching: Whit White
erfyil Winter lays 3. 80 per cent fertility guar
anteed. Prices Ave TO eight cents each, depend
ing on quantity sod pens. W. 9, b; Cushman,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

EoR eALD-Chestuut Fence Posts, any size
y desired. also seed barley ard oats. J. ID.
Peters, North Bennington, Tel. 1915 7tB
UOR SALE Extra good black work horss
- seven years old, 1880 pounds. Kind and gen.
tie perfectly fearless. One express wagon
equipped with brake. Three Rh ,de Island Red
cOckefels. Guy @. Stanley, North Bennington
VI 6tE5f
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WANTED

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

u on sALE-Two Cypher egg incubaters
2; Rhode Island Red and Bun Wyandotte
cockorels and pullets. Also 50 barrel shen ma.
nure. Mountain View Poultry Farm. Tel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

EOR 6ALE-To Close the espHte, th FHHr
Z will sell or rent or misht excdang VII
o6 Main road between BenninRto ton and Ste>
Shaftsbury. the land is shout equally oiVit q
thsre 10 wood for home use. spring watsred pas
bsiildin q, owner viii include stock tools for
the yery reasonable price OF ts0o. Nah u
Hutchtns lS1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

ROE sALE-Don't pay rent; Sls!OU per month
MM &c. Buy q lot and save this. ] can sell
you building lot on Main ST.. Grant st.. Elm
b., Weeks st., Dewey st.. Putnam ct, Wash.
ington st.. Mckinley st.. Dunham 81, Everett
new streets. Geo. 81. Dewey. Agt. sStf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

ksOG eALR-One 1915 Ford Touring car
= equipped with shock absorbera, at o low
pEice. Bennington Garage. E. W. Williams.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

ZOE sXLE LHix COWS due TO frashen soon.
= Apply Charles 4. Davis, Bennington 4: y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

WANTED - Experienced knit ter. Steady
W work. Will also take on few beginners.
Bennington Hosier, Co, Division st, l9tt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

ReR SALE - White Wyandotte breeding
= males. ftshel strain. Both cockerels and
yearlings. Prices 81 80 up. Also sever al laying
pulletS W. G. u. Cushman, No. Bennington,
VI. Phone 1851. sltf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

TEACHER-wanted immedistly. mixed
n echOOl, grades ~. Massachusetts. Salary
3.s 70 3i2 per week. Apply Nellie 8, Hathaway.
Tel. @6N Tu|
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

UANTED-Salesman acquainted with re-
w tail merchant to sell our Ht G Of Havana
cigArs. Salary aud expeDces or commission with
d, awil lg account. Refere 5ce required. Former,
pnrtunity for right man. Must be ambitious,
energetic and willing TO learn Our business and
work hard. A. Landmark s. Co., Denver, Pa
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

To RENT--A house on Silver st.. with
all modern improvements. Apply to
Melissa H. Mason, 9O4 South St. Aft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

arO RENT-North side of tenement on North
Branch St., IS per month. Inquire Matte
Rickart Patterson lsS Scott St. 4Srf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-28

ITO RENT Stores, oflces tenemsnts, shops,
stab es individual garage, individual stor.
age lockers, furnished apartments and rooms
St .,. hsA. 7ptf
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
LIST OF VICTIMS so FAR AS KNOWN
TO THE JERSEY CITY AUTHORITIES

EoIovino s the list of casualties far repored
The Dead
LEYDEN CONRAD, Arlington, N j.. chief or police Tor
the Lehigh Valley Railroad. When last seen' rev
minutes before the explosion, was standing IN place
which was completely destroyed. leaving crater
thirty feet deep
TOSSEN, ARTHUR, aged two and oneha months 81
Central Avenue, Jersey City Shocked to DEATH
Unidentified man, about fifty years DID, and FIVE feet seven
inches tall. Had iron gray hair. Found in the bay
off Communpaw and taken to the City Morgue at
Bellevue Hospital.
Unidentified man, about twenty-five years old, and hive
feet ten inches tall Had light brown hair the re-
mains of his purple and white shirt bore laundry mark
"7-685" wore black trousers, black suspenders and
black socks. In his pockets were a number OF keys
and 81 in change. His face crushed and burned
The Missing:
Seven members of the Of the Lehigh Valley barge
Bridgeton which sank.
Crew number unknown, of Bethlehem Steel Companys
barge which was moored next to barge No. "a. The
barge loaded with lyddite.
Two detectives from Doughery Bureau, who acting
as guards for the Bethlehem Steel Companys boat.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
ADVERTISEMENT.

w .
The duties A
of a Trust
Officer
| T,HE Trust Officer
Il is charged with the
management Of all
property turned over
to a Trust Company in
any Trust capacity.
The Trust Officer
must have the follow
ing qualifications:
]. A general working
| knowledge of the law
relating to the admin
istration Of estates.
2. Long exPerienceinthe
care and investment
of Trust funds as reg.
ulated by law.
3. knowledge of the
management OF real
estate.
a. General business ex.
perience.
S. knowledge of values
of stocks, bonds and
other investments.
6. knowledge of and
experience in the
reorganization of
Corporations.
No important step af.
fecting an estate is
settled by the Trust
Officer alone. On in.
vestment and legal
matters he consults
with the Trust Com
pany's Executive Off.
GERS, Directors and
Counsel.
In the Columbia
Trust Company, MIR.
CeorgeE. .Warren,Vice
President, is also Trust
Officer.
| IsIIsIl.s.I;'l!dSa Is.I.I..,,,!..l ;'!d.S,a
#li.llElMQ
kaM
In FINANCIAL Olsralcri
go BROADWAY
In Shopping CIsTus.
FIyrs Avrnvr sso 34TH Srstrr
In HsHLtm;
t25rn Srer1r AND Ltsos avtsvt
In BsonS.
14sra Srastr AND TsIso Ayrsvt
~
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31

Crockett, William, ffty-four, $40 York
Street, Jersey City; injured right
arm; engineer.
Heintz, Louis, Fire Company s, shock.
Magnar, Mrs. Mary, sixty-fve, shock
and lacerated head unable to recall
address.
At the German Hospital:
Cinnice, Thomas, Engine Company IS,
shock.
Treated and Sent Home.
Atlantasis, Gaetoria, thirty, Broome
Street, Jersey City, head cut; laborer.
Brennan, John, Engine Company No. 8,
bruised.
Clancy, c., thrty-seven, l73 Grand
Avenue, Jersey City, foot cut.
Davoro, John, fifty-two, 450 John
Street, Jersey City, leg cut; man
ager.
Henderson, Louis, seventy-fve, 222
Communipaw Avenue, Jersey City,
lacerations; barge captain.
Jordan, William, thirty two, 154 Grand
Avenue, Jersey City, face cut;
freighter.
Larson, Theodore, twenty-eight, 44l
Ruiders Avenue, Jersey City, con-
tusions of right eye; clerk.
Marchitille, Mary, seven, left arm in
jured.
Mylen, Charles, twenty mine, 800 Ninth
Street, Jersey City, left arm cut;
driver
Mcclure, William, thirty-one, So West
Seventeenth Street, New York, lac
Grated head; laborer.
Nelson, Walter, twenty-five, 1872 Grand
Avenue, Jersey City, face cut; car
penter.
Nolan, George, thirty-three, 529 Jersey
Avenue, contusions of head and face;
barge captain.
Treated at scene:
Daily, Peter, fifty, decorations; barge
captain.
Welsh, Thomas, twenty-four, cuts.
Injured in Manhattan.
Abrams, Harry, fifty, "a Eldredge
Street, scalp cut; Gouverneur Hos
pital.
Daniels, Thomas, thirty, First Street,
Bayonne, ship steward; struck by
glass.
Dea, Frank, forty-nine, 25 South
Street, steward; cut.
Feifert, William, twenty-five, 440 West
Thirty-irst Street, waiter.
Henriques, Robert, 224 East 13ith
Street, porter, Hudson Terminal; cut
Lannie, Dominick, twenty-five, 58 West
Third Street, driver; cut by glass
st. Vincent's Hospital.
Sequinn, George b., thirty-fve. 107s
linton Avenue, The Bronx, engineer;
cut by glass.
Swami, Paul, seventeen, 2025 Madison
Avenue, dish washer.
Voloninto, Rocco, thirty-eight, 1862 East
142d Street. driver; cuts from glass
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31

cargo, was being sprayed with water
when the bursting Of the pipes threat
ened it with quick destruction. An
unnamed tug captain braved death
amid bursting shrapnel, however, 10
save it. He succeeded in dragging the
craft from the danger zone without a
scratch.
Meanwhile. the flames were eating
their way through the eighteen ware
houses that cover the length and
breadth Of Black Tom. BY evening all
but three of the five story structures
were smouldering ruins. Where one
of the buildings had stood only a black,
SCARED hole in the ground marked
the path of the explosives that had
carried it away and scattered it over
the bay and even across Manhattan.
The warehouses, according TO the Off
cials Of the National Dock and Storage
Company, held no explosives. Their
contents. consisting of raw sugar. to-
bacco and straw mating from Japan,
we're blown away by the explosions, or
destroyed by the flames that followed.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
LIST OF INJURED
IN BIG EXPLOSION

The following are the names of those
injured in the disaster:
At city hospitals, Jersey City:
Allen, Jerry, thirty-eight, 2l River
Street, Hoboken; severe decorations
and contusions of entire body.
Barton, Joseph, thirty-fye, 80 Summit
Avenue, Jersey City; pilot.
Caldhl, Joseph, ffty-two, 80 Centre
Street, Jersey City; clerk.
Callahan, james, thirty-eight, 129
Bright Street, Jersey City; cut arm;
laborer
Connolly, Frances, sixteen. barge
guest and company.
Connolly, Katherine, fifty, barge guest
and company.
Dougherty, James, thirty-two, 76 Bar
tholdi Place, Jersey City, lacerated
blood vessel, critical; patroman.
Emery, Allen, thirty-eight, Erie Rail
road; deckhand.
Fishner, John, twenty-one, ITO Fourth
Avenue, Jersey City; musician.
Grace. Mrs Edith, and five children, 242
Communipaw Street, Jersey City; in
jured by falling ceiling.
Guterald, Paul, twenty-one, 29S Johnson
Avenue, Jersey City, scalp cut; clerk.
Herring. Edwin, fifty, 229 Montgomery
Avenue, Jersey City; barge captain.
Hyguless, Fred, forty-seyen, 54 Mercer
Street, Jersey City; driver.
Mahr, James, thirty-two, 81 Bartholdi
Place, Jersey City; filter.
Matzdorf, Charles, sixty-seven, Secau-
Gus; scalp wounds; watchman.
Nodosky, Joseph, six, 1870 Dooley Street,
Jersey City.
Nelson. Peter, forty-two, 75S Fiftysec-
ond Street, Brooklyn; face cut.
O'Hara, Alexander, sixty, 229 Montgom-
cry Street, Jersey City; barge cap
tain.
Phokie, Joseph, thirty-four, 293 Com
munipaw Avenue, Jersey City; help
er. Pierce, Daniel, ifty-fye, canaan
Institute, New York; deckhand.
Raceta, Peter, thirty-one, II Battery
Place, New York; burned; boatman
barge Moran, No. 8.
Skulsar, Matthew, thirty-five, 1919 War
ren Street, Jersey City, lacerated
head; laborer.
Stitlle, Harry, sixteen, Barge 65, Lehigt
Valley Railroad; deckhand.
Tailor, Edward, twenty-four, 5l3 East
Indiana Avenue, Philadelphia; driver
Teschner, John c., ITO Fourth Avenue
Jersey City.
Walsh, John, thirty-three, 103 Mercer
Street, Jersey City, contusions oi
face and head and fracture of The
nose; brakeman.
/ Walsh, Thomas, thirty-fve, l03 Mercer
Street, Jersey City; conductor.
At St Francis's Hospital:
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31

ing the flames. The first explosion
ripped up the water mains that fed
the warehouse stand pipes and left
them spouting water into the harbor
a quarter of mile away from the spot
where they were needed. The result
was that the firemen found themselves
armed with worthless hose. II took
hours valuable hours in which mill
ions of dollars worth of property was
being consumed-to piece together
pipes in such lengths as were neces-
sary to bring water 10 the flames.
The Brazilian steamer Tijuco. which
had just returneS from Spain and was
tied up al the docks awaiting a new
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31

BY 3 o'clock in the morning half a
dozen ambuances. manned by volun-
teer physicians from New York, Jersey
City and the surrounding country.
were plying between the blazing ex-
tremity of Black Tenn and the Jersey
City Hospital and German Hospital.
General wards in the two hospitals
took on the appearance of field
hospitals on the firing lines in Europe
as men and women were rushed in for
treatment for shrapnel wounds.
Pieces of shrapnel shells, the heavy
iron bullets with which they are loaded
and the metal refuse that makes them
so deadly in war were picked from the
wounds of the injured. A hint of the
deadliness of their wares was brought
home TO two munition workers from the
du Pont plant, who were treated at the
Jersey City Hospital for shrapnel
wounds.
Early in the day an army OF Jersey
City policemen, detectives, 81. private
watchmen and government Sesret Ser
vice operatives were at work on the in
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
Craft Blown to Bits.

The barge didn't completely disspated It's spners
from the hrapne Shells fifteen miles
this blast that rocked Manhattan TO its foundations and
had been visited by earthquake
things happened quickly and with such numbng force
that nobody exactly what occurred The force of the explosion
such burning brands throughout the
that being temporarily used be-
of rush of business.
all that standing the harbor
with the tide the harvest
other Fire ships that far
by the Dutch their shores
were carried Bedoes Ellis islands, where their
ammunons gysers squirting other craft
who to tow TO
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31

One blazing barge brushed against
the French schooner Wolcott and in
stantly converted it into a recruit TO
the feet of burning vessels. The VOL
colt, which was consigned TO Simpson,
Spence & Young, burned brightly and
for two hours added to the flare that
lit up Manhattan's sky line. But in
the midst of the ruins into which
Black Toms war industries were
being converted, it attracted little at
tention. The schooner burned TO the
waters edge with hardly a hose being
played upon 1t.
Water Mains Ripped Up.
Danger Of death by bursting shrap-
mel was not the only obstacle 10 fight
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
Held for Taking Loaded Shell.

A report reached the lst Preinet s'a'
ton, in Jersey City, that large nun.
ber of shells had fallen in the yleiniI
of Swanson & Swanson's drydoes, :
mile and a half from Black Tom. cap
tain Colby sent Patrolman Barry 70 m.
vestigate. On the way Barry met lohy
Pakickie, 80 Morris Street, carrying ,
loaded she'll which he refused u'
give up. He was arrested for yiolatlol'
of a city ordinance and the she'll ws'
taken from him.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
Storage Firm to Rebuild.

Mr. Mackenzie said that the company
had in force a supervisory system
furnished by the American District
Telegraph Company, which insured the
closest watch on the property, and
within five minutes after the explo-
sion he received notification of the fire
at his home. When asked whether the
company would rebuild, Mr.. Macken-
zie said that it would undoubtedly do
so just as soon as affairs could be
Strengthened out. He denied that any
amount of explosives or munitions
had been stored in the company's
property for any unusual length of
time.
The force Of the explosion was felt
in Plainfield and surrounding towns,
nearly every building being affected.
Many residents were of the opinion
that there had been an earthquake.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
Loss May Be s15,OoO,00o.

"The loss will be between $4,000
900 and sl5,000,000. The company's
property was fully covered by insur-
ance. while those owning the goods
stored there took the same precaution
and carried ample insurance. Thirteen
out of eighteen warehouses owned by
the company are in ruins. They were
all stored full of goods OF every de-
scription, including 10000 tons OF raw
sugar and $4,000 bales Of tobacco. The
sugar was worth between S3,OOO,OOo
and $4,000,000.
Fortunately, the Brazilian steamer
Tijuca. which has just brought in and
unloaded a cargo of goods from Lis
bon, Spain. was saved, but all the
goods we're lost, as was also the yes
sci George f. Wolcott. which had just
brought in a cargo of mahogany lum-
Der from Cuba"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31

aracrt district Fafclad guests rushed for the ee
tors and to the obbies Pce Headquarters was swamped
with inquiries Before oclocOOO calls had been answered
Fire alarms by the doze the spread of dis
aster in the subway ...., "'<> ;
At % minutes o'clock less than hour after the first
oncussc another that scarcely less violent Many
ersons were in the gazing at the ul glare that
named the southern end of Manhattan The popping OF re-
oliver shots the panic in the foreign colonies In the
negro districts men fell their knees in the street
erng prayers in the belief that the end OF the world
was at hand.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-31
Barges Wiped Out.

Threo other Johnson barges were
tied up at the pier previous TO tne r-
rival of the No. a. All were ladeh
with explosives, and were compieteiS
destroyed.
II Is not certain whether there were
men on these barges. If there were a.
the time Of the explosions ~ rs ger
tain that they we're killed. Watcnneh
w,bo survived the blasts said that tney
thought the barges had been lett WIN
out crews when they were tieu uP ~
the docks. ..r,,
Al tho conclusion Of the afternoon
WORK Director Of Public Safety FRANK
Hague Of Jersey City announced tha'
several important witnesses were mlss
ino He did not say whether IL was ne
belief that they had been persuhdea 20
denart to protect those against Who"
they might be called upon to TESTIFY
Expect TO Clear Up Mystery.
81 don't know why they are gone, out
I know that they could remove All
doubt concerning the origin OF the ilre
that brought about the explosion, ne
said. al think that we will hnd them
tomorrow. however, and then we VIII
know whether the fire started on tne
freight cars. on the docks or on the
barges in the harbor.Y
Captain OfFley, Of the Secret Service
Department in New York, announced
that he was convinced the fire was not
started by incendiaries. He ordered the
Secret Service investigation that was
instituted In the morning, ana con
cluded it in the evening as outside MS
Jurisdiction when he became convinced
that il was not the result or piot'
Defends Dock Men.
President Edmund L. Mackenzie,
head of the National Dock and storage
Company, was so dazed by the sudden
ness of the disaster that had oyertaken
his concern that he found il difficult TO
discuss the situation when he was
found at his home in Plainfeld during
the afternoon. He was certain, how
ever. that his associates had not violat-
ed the law concerning the handling OF
explosives.
~ am as much puzzled over the cause
as any one" he said. 1--WE have been
informed that the fire started at the
east end Of the pier, but that is all;
can say that the company, Of which
am president, lived up 10 the letter oi
all Federal regulations, which are usu-
ally strict. The company recently ~
an expense of S125,000 installed mod-
ern sprinkler system in its seyerai
warehouses, but in such 2 calamity a.
this it, of course, proved OF no avail