New Britain herald., 1917-04-17
. 10Aes 9A1& lVS"o TRAIN VICTIM WAS ]. BRASS MILL HELPER Man, Whose Body Was Found on
 Tracks, Known As T. Ryan, BURIAL ORDERED DEFERRED
Medacal Examiner Has Little Hone of Locating Dead Mans Relatives Local Women Organize to Make Surgical Dressings For Allies.


 doned hope of locating relatives of the unidentified man, whose mangled body was found on the railroad tracks between the passenger station and the East street crossing Sunday morn ing. All clues that might lead to posi- tive Identification have been run down and except for the fact that the man had been employed at the mill of the Bristol Brass company since April 12 and was registered on the payroll as him could be secured.
 The medical examiner conferred with officials of the mill regarding the man yesterday afternoon but they could tell nothing about him. The man had applied for. work on the 18th and was immediately given employ
 ment His associates declare that he
 had not been communicative regard
 ing himself or his antecedents and
 they knew nothing about him or his
 past history.
 The body remains at the undertak-
 ing rooms of w. A.. Bailey and com
 pany end unless relatives come to
 claim it, it will be buried in West cemetery tomorrow at the expense of the town. The store marks on the mans cloth ing, which indicate that the garments were purchased in Idaho, give rise to the belief that he was possibly a stranger in this section of the country, and his relatives. if he has any, prob- ably belong in the west.
 The authorities have not been able o3~ connected with the mans death but they believe he was run down about midnight by an east bound freight extra, probably while he was walking to East Bristol where the Bristol l Brass company's out-of-town help are sheltered. Four 'sDrunxs'' i'm the Tolls. Four 'drunks'' are in the town lock-up awaiting hearings on charges preferred against them by Constable Marine and Downing. Three of them, strangers in town. were locked up yesterday by Officer Marine. The fourth was taken into custody by Constables Marine and Downing this morning. He was creating a dis turbance at the home of Roma C. Bar rett in Russelrs block where he boards and was placed under arrest on complaint of his landlord. Local Ladies to Help. Voting to affiliate with the New Britain branch of the National Civic federatiOn( 9 group of Plainviile wo- l man, banded together following a meeting held at the home of Mrs. Ed 1 win Hills, to do what they can to al- leviate the sufferings of the soldiers wounded in the trenches in Europe. At the call of a committee, made up
 of Mrs. Hills Mrs. Dwight Clark and Mrs. Frank T. Wheeler, nearly forty women assembled to discuss ways and means for helping to tighten the bur- den of the soldiers engaged in the ter
 rible conflict for the benefit of hu- nlanity.
 It was an ent1: usiastic gathering and all were anxious to offer their ser vices. It was explained that the wo- men of the country can do much to help in the work of the Red Cross by making surgical dressings and it was voted to have the local organization ! specialize ill this branch of the ser vice.
 Mrs John B. Minor offered the use | of the lower floor of her home on East Main street for the workers and the organization gratefully accepted her proposal. It is expected that general meet l ing will be called for April 26 to be l held at Mrs. Minors home. 1 All the ladies of the town are 1nvlt- ed to affiliate With the organization 1 and help in, the work.
 The dressings made by. the local la. 1 dies will be forwarded to the national l headquarters of the federation in l Boston from whence they Will pe l shipped to the Allies.
 i Rebekalls Entertain. Members of the Crescent Past No- l ble Brands association and delega- i tion from Stella Rebekah lodge of New Britain were the guests of Mar ] tha. Rebekah lodge at the meeting
 held last evening in Odd Fellows hall. ! Supper was served to the visitors ] after which a program of entertain ment was given. The affair was most 1 erioyablc one and the visitors were l highly appreciative of the hospitality 1 shown by the Plainville lodge. 1 Pavement Work Started. ] Excavation for the permanent pave l ment to be laid on Whiting street by I the state and the Connecticut com- 1 nanv was started this morning, over l f1fty negroes employed by the con- ] tractors being brought here to do the 1 work.
 1 It is expected that it will take sev- l eral weeks to complete the contract 1 although it is plaHned to have the 1 work pushed forward as rapidly as l possible.
 l The negroes will be housed on the 1 Mason property on Whiting street i while they are in town.
 l. Discuss Norton's offer. l Representatives of the town and | number of men recognized as skilled