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Washington 10 take charge Of the
class I'm sculpture at the Corcoran
School OF Art. He was formerly one
of dorado Taft's pupils.
ON the evening OF December ~. with
Comdr. Frederic w. Southworth as
host. Mr.. Partridge Of this city will
give an illustrated talk on What IL
Architectural"
NINE. EDGERLY KORZYBskA.
A'A the well known miniature painter.
has lately held an exhibition Of por'
traits on ivory at the galleries OF Marie
Htsrner in New York city. Included
among the paintings shown were porr
traits Of Mrs. Edward Mclean ana
children, Of Mrs. John Hays Hammond
and her daughter. Miss Natalie Ham
m0nd; Mr.. and Mrs, Breckinridge Long
with Tiny: Mrs. Joseph Letter, with
Joseph. Tom and Nancy: besides por'
traits ~ other well known Washing
tonianh.
A DELAIDE cLARIssA BAKER Of
"a Cleveland. Ohio. aud Washing
ton, is holding an exhibition 0f oil
paintings ana batiks at ,he Ainsiie
Galleries, New York. In which at tho
same time Miss Marian Macintosh,
who IN we'll known here. In showing n
collection Ut her paintings Of the coast
~ Maine. the Basque country and of
the west of ireland.
I'HHOuGH Typographical error the
address Of the pyne' Weilss Shop.
whers an exhibition of water colors by
Col. Donns 0f England IL now being
shown, WAS incorrectly given In these
columns last week aA iT2h Connect
cut avenue instead Of i74s NJ street.
MISS NATALIE HAMMOND. tho
NA daughter of MIR. and Mrs, John
Hays Hammond Ut this city. viii hold
an exhibition 81 drawings, costume da'
signs aud stage seln at the Dunih0rna
uaAtskiss tl.ja week. opsnink Tuesday
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REVIEWS OF WINTER BOOKS
New Volume on Christianity by French Professor-The
First Assistant Postmaster General W. rites &C.
Book-New Fiction.

Nursery Rhymes. Selected and
illustrated by Lois Lenski. New
York: Harper & Brothers.
BARBARA WINTHROP. ORADU.
ATE. BY Helen K. Broughall. an.
thor Of Barbara Winthrop e.
Boarding School," etc. Illustrated
by Elizabeth X. Wilmington. Bog
ton: l.. G. Page e. Co.
THE FIFTH GLAD BoOK-POLLY-
Annals DEBT OF HONOR. Bv
Harriet Lummis Smith, author IL
"PoIlyanna of the Orange Hlos-
SONS" etc. illustrated by II. V'es.
ton Taylor. Boston: l.. G. Page e
Co.
MRS. CHATTERBox AND HER
FAMILY. By Louise Connolly.
illustrated by Decie Merwin. New
York: The Macmillan Co.
REGULATIONS FOR YOUNGER
CHILDREN: Compiled and E1i.ed
by Grace Gaige, editor Of "Recita-
tions Old and New for Boys md
Girls" New York: d. Appleton &
Co.
CHILDREN's THEATRES AND
PLAYS. BY Constance D'Arcv
Mackay, author OF 'Ameriea T-t-
umphant," etc. New York: y. Ap-
pleton & Co.
SEA LEGS. By Alfred ?. Loon,s,
author of 1.-THE Cruise ~ the Hip
pocampus." illustrated bv Clifford
c. Townley. New York: d. Apple.
ton & Co.
THE WONDERFUL GIFT. 81 Clara
Mckinney Edwards. ILLUSTRATED ~
Dorothy Rittenhouse Morgan. Pos-
ton: The Four Seas Co.
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Recent accessions az the Public Il
brary and lists OF recommended rssd-
ing will appear in this column each
Sunday.
Grey, J. r. and 3. B. South Sea SEX
tiers. G17-GS6s.
Meier-Graefe, Julius. The Spanish
Journey. G40-N475.E.
Noel. j. B. L. The Story o. Everest.
G6913-E6ss.
Rimington, F. c. Motor Families IN
Central Europe. G47-R4sm.
Vincent. E. r. P. The Italy Of re
Italians. G35-VI42i.
Bible.
Bible. ~. T. Gospels. Time a7d Place
Harmony Of the Gospels: ID. BIZ 6.
c. Savage. CBUH-Sa9.
Cole G; G; Creation and Science.
Douglas. L. C. Those Disturbing Mir
acles. CBRM-D7is.
Mcneil. John. The Twenty-:hird
Psalm. CBMK-M23.
Stafford. G. ". The Sermon dr the
Mount. CBCM-St II.
Political Economy.
Eide. L. D.. and Whitaker. 3. P. Prob
Monies. HC-Ed43ea.
Faubel. A. L. Principles ot Eco
Monies. 1923. HCF2T2p.
Forman. s. E. The Rise OF American
Commerce and Industry. Hess
F7eer.
Post. L. F. The Basic Facts o. ESQ
Monies. HC-Ps47.
Weld. ". e. and Tostiebe. A. s A
Case Book for Economics. HI
WAS.
Vernon, NJ. Bridge in Briet. vows
Work. NJ. C. Bridge Pointers ahi
Tests. VOWRWSs8b. ESQ
Work. N. c. Contract Bridge. Vows
Wss4c. ese
Cookery. 49, -
Benge; n. B. Home Made Candles
DAZZLE. c. D. A Manual FOR Ice Cream
Makers. REED l3i. e.
Fuller. <. G. The Cp-to Dale S&a3.
wich Book. RZk.FS5u.
Norman, G. F. Menus Ter tie Sasv
Housewife. RZT-N1Sua.
Fiction.
Darlington. e. pseud. TIE House %
FOInll9snt.
Gale. iona. Yellow Gsnaaas and
Blue.
Hemingway. Ernest. Mer wI@ou:
Women.
Mackenzie, Compton, yes-sE Fire.
Min. Mrs. L. J. In a yur-nar C-,-,-
yard.
Osrenso, Martha. The Mad CarSwS
Parker. Sir Gilbert. TSgeOe.
Stern. r. NJ. Purse Strings.
Swinner'on. +, \. The CSSsrrsr.
Nalpole. Hugh. Jeremy a: erals.
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BARRIERS ara among the hardest
working people IN Spain, In Madrid
they work nine hours ON week days
ana four hours on aundays for wasea
which range from about VI Ia ~
weekly. Small tips and 10 per cent
on receipts from individual work add
somewhat to their incomes, They
have weekly half holiday, hut their
only fuli holiday In on May land
they work an hour extra on April 40
Ia make up for this, Yet tho BARRIERS
ara happy and appear prosperous,
They ara especially keen on Conn
muntty amusemanta ami orsantae
splendid dances. with special mid,
night lunches. besides occasional
yeariing hailtighta, which are gen,
orally remarkable far the number 1T
enthusiastia spectators, whq leap into
tha ring without warning and have
tn no removed out ut danger by force,
Fhis year there were ~ of these
''eapontaneoa," ...n-..-........- ..,v~~~,
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BOOKS RECEIVED

LIFE ON tina NtSSiSSlrpl. Ry
Mark Twain, Illustrated by Wal.
ter Stewart, New Work Harper \
ttruthers
THE FIRST TRAIL. ny Lady MAIDEN,
Powell. hauest Thompson Sesen.
Marjorie Rewen. kidsweli CulluuA.
heSd Cable, Walter he la Mare,
Lord nunsany, John hastings
Turner, Mabel Marlewe. ReN Mel,
drum, Madeleine Ntshttnsale, NV
ethy Margaret stuart, flush CheSs
terman. ianthe Jevrrld. RudSard
ktplIns, New York, II, Appleton
Il ~,
AkSur's FABLES; With over one
tluudred Drawings IN line and
t~lors ny Lauis Rheaa, New Work
Harper n hrothera,
Ttik Cktt'kEf ON TiE hEAkrkt.
\ hairy Tale ae Nome tN Charles
nlekens, Illustrated nv kganets u,
heatuvd, New Nerh; Harper y
tsrcthers
JACK hoRNGR's riEs A ReeA Ut
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King George Is Head
Of Royal Yacht Chlb

England's, and probably the ycrsS
most exclusive cipo Is the Royal Vas
Squadron. King George g pssS.4er
and admission % tina, sxc.aS.,e
gathering OF wealthy c1d artS:s ,ysss.,
people IS almost Impossible ~ cc,;Fss.
social prominence Is ~ :n,cc--s',c.
YET men who have shore sinaTc r
and tndus;rEally rather shSa ~ Al e
rgure in its membership Cr-t't
trades are haired however. NnSs
disitllerS OF brandy are ad,rt:sg>, 81,
tillers cf whisky are no.. tAs..sl
brewers " beer and Stcs,s aIv, ~
Thomas Upton, the tca rS,Gcv, ;.,~-st
have been admitted had has rS,.s ~
Stood for ggNcery 49, welt The 1'r
Ming OF the EslStauS was MT 49,. =
To the essct, Another very TJ't -
man was refused membership TX 80,
he was too fat and members ~ -,
the sight cc him unpleasant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS
Artists Who Have Beautifully Memoralized the Nativity
The Peoples Institution of Chicago
Exhibitions in Washington.

most interesting OF the French 10 one
entitled, Dams les Cendres," by Bees.
nard, an extremely appealing figure
OF a woman gazing into an unseen
FIRE, showing an unusual play or light
and shade.
Among the English works are two
very attractive etchings OF London by
w. Walcot--"Piccadilly Circus" and
, "St. Martins in the Fields"--a charm.
| ing example OF the work Of Eileen
Soper, Cricket" and an exquisite ex.
ample Of the work Of Sir Frank Short,
1.-The New Moon" There are also ex.
amples of works by ID. Y. Cameron.
James McBey, Seymour Haden and our
own Whistler and Joseph Pennell, men
who are essentially the "old masters
OF our own day and whose works are
no longer obtainable as they once were
for q song.
In the American group are new etch.
ings by Frank w. Benson, 1.-THE Long
Journey" and 1.-TWO Canoes" both
sport subjects--two new architectural
themes, "Rocamadour" and st.
Michel, Pont lEveque," by John ray
lor Arms. the former having lately
won a prize at the BROOKLYN Society
Of Etchers' annual exhibition at the
Brooklyn Museum. Thomas Hand.
forth is represented by his well known
Three Ducks: Rosenberg. whose
work has lately come into prominence
and esteem, by 1.-THE Great Bazaar"
and Houses Of Phanar"; 8. Cham.
berlain and p. Kappel. who are both
destined, undoubtedly, for high rank.
by characteristic subjects. Benson
Moore's white Herons at Home" Is
included aid at ridiculously small
price.
Here IL an excellent opportunity for
investing Christmas gift money in a
way that will bring large reward In
pleasure and not infrequently in in.
creased values. but let the pleasure
always come first.
A LFRED HUTTY Of Woodstock. N.
"A Y, and Charleston, S. c.. Is ex.
hibiting etchings and autographs inv
California and in the east. One col.
lection was shown recently in San
Francisco and Is now in Oakland,
Calf; the other. after being shown at
Princeton under the auspices OF the
Present Day Club. passed on to the
Print Club. Philadelphia, where 1t Is
now on view.
MARGARET FITZHUGH BROWN,
AVA who Is well known in Washing.
ton. is holding an exhibition Of recent
paintings at the Babcock Galleries.
New York, a number Of these made
last Spring in Spain at the time that
she painted the portrait Of the Span.
ish King.
|ON the evening Of December ~. at
" the Arts Club, 2017 I street. Mr..
and Mrs. Carl c. Nose will be the
guests Of honor and Mr.. Nose will give
a talk on sculpture. Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin F. Heidel will be the hosts
Of the evening. Mr.. Nose. It will be
remembered. has recently come to
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model these great sculptors will here
after be real personalities. 1t Is a de.
lightful and very artistic work.
pRoBABLY the best greeting cards
L that have been placed on sale In
this city this Christmas season have
been OF English design and make.
Some Of these have been really ex.
the illuminations Of the past but
maintaining an essentially modern
spirit. Others have been reproduc.
tons of water colors by an extremely
talented English artist, Margaret
Tarrant.
1t is interesting to know that our own
American artists. however, have not
been neglectful of this opportunity.
At the Art Alliance In New York an
exhibition and sale Of greeting cards
has been held. This is the third Of
the sort and Is said to definitely prove
that there is an increasing demand
for Christmas cards which combine
good design with appropriate senti.
ments. Among the artists whose
work was represented in this exhibit.
ton were Rockwell Kent. Thomas
Handforth. J. J. Lankes. Dorothy
Lathrop, Richard Lahey, Margaret
Manuel and others. What is more. 1t
is reported that the manufacturers of
Christmas greeting cards are increas.
ingly making application to artists Of
talent 10 supply suitable designs. A
beautiful card has been designed by
Media D'Ascenzo of Philadelphia for
distribution this season.
X *
THE American Academy in Rome
announces its annual competi.
ton for fellowships in architecture,
painting, sculpture, musical compost
ton and classical studies for the en-.
suing year. The fellowships in the
fine arts are open to unmarried men
not over 80 years of age who are
citizens Of the United States: In classi.
cal studies they are open to unmar.
ried citizens, men or women.
Besides the regular fellowships. sew.
eral additional fellowships will be
awarded this year. In architecture
the Katherine Edwards Gordon fel.
lowship is to be awarded, a fellowship
recently endowed by the late George
B. Gordon and Mrs. Gordon Of Pitts.
burgh, in memory Of their daughter;
in painting a fellowship is provided by
the Jacob II. Lazarus Fund Of the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art. estab.
lished by Mrs. Amelia B. Lazarus and
Miss Emile Lazarus, and in sculpture
a fellowship supported by the Parrish
Art Museum Fund Is offered.
Fortunately, the academy has been
able to increase the stipend to fellow.
ship holders to 1900 a year and also
to grant an allowance OF $500 for
travel. Residence and studio are pro.
vided free of charge at the academy.
and the total estimated value Of each
is about $4,000.
The Grand Central Art Galleries Of
New York will present free member.
ship in the galleries to the painter and
who win the Rome prize and
fulfill the. obligations of the fellowship.
In architecture graduates Of accred.
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tied schools will be required 10 have
had architectural office experience Of
nix months, and men who are not grad
yates of such schools may enter the
competition II they have had at least
four years Of architectural Office expe-
rience and are highly recommended by
Il fellow u the American Institute Of
Architects.
Entries for all competitions viii be
received until March !. Circulars of
and application blanks
may he secured by addressing Hoscoe
Guernsey, executive secretary, Ameri.
can Academy in Home. l1l Park ave.
nue.. New York CITY.
'IsHE gold medal ~ honor offered
this year for the first time by the
School of induEtriai Art Of the Penn.
syiysnia Museum III Philadelphia has
been presented 10 Nicola D'AseeHZo.
who has won international fame as IA
designer and mhker or stained glass.
Mr.. UAscenzo recently did all Ut the
windows for the Washington Memo,
rial Chapel mt Valley Forge. lie IL
now working on q large memorial win
dow for The new Princeton University
Chapel Among his other recent works
sre windows for st. Thomas Church.
New York.
Nicola D'AEceBzo came 10 the
United States from Italy ss All immi'
grant when n lille lad of IL years 0f
age lie studied al ths School of In
dusiriai Art, Philadelphia, In 1899 ana
1900, After completing his education
hs worked as u decorator In New York
for about ten years.
The medal given Mr.. D'Aseenzo Was
designed by John H. SinbOck. chief
nledalist II tho United States Mint.
whose design Wss chosen aftsr sS
artists had submitted designs for the
proposed tasdaI IN competition last
Spring.
A ~ Interesting group " stcbinEs ny
- contemporary French. English and
American etchers In now on yiew at
Ing UuniaVras dallsTisAs AIagnk iAs
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British Spend S5OO.N@
To Win Schneider Cap

Experts estimate ,h2e ths &.,l>a
a''nstalsN spent mcyS ,hSQ ~
~~~perhapS very auch tocsN~-sc Yea
the schneider trrphN AZ NcGn~ ta
wear, IL supplied Six hv,jrNy->" $50
thr~e To- enter ami three an sxSt.NF.
III develop and ScnStsGSk e ee' 80
sine costs, az e moderate N,AtAt
$se,eoe, The moment the 9r@ WN7
the planes he<NNiae useless Man 49,
nn &cSed Tor the neNt RAW So - ~
taken for granted stsssg Il s8>s&g. 80
chime mu$t be- cgSated ~ ~ re
heSt event, They are utgeslN CSC N>S
Ter any military es CNeuaErVSA >s-'N'
ice. k@tng far I'm x{vtit%sf% :
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afternoon with n private View, Miss
Hammond IL apendina the Winter Ia
New York. studying at the Master In.
stltuta Of United Arts. of which the
Huasian Nicholas ltoerinh IL honor
aSy president. This school spooiallseh
IN the theater arta and Ii unique In
stttution. Although Miss hammond's
work has been seen by har frienda.
this will ba her frat public showing
aud II ~ anllalpalad With inssfest,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

A N Interesting group ~ stcbinEs by
contemporary French. English and
American etchers In now on yiew at
Ing DuntltDfas dnllsIiss. Aiaen1 DE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

w YHo viii read art notes on
Christmas morning? But
wv it is the artists who have
most beautifully memo
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
Special 10 the Hera!d) Youth Shot by Constable

Southington. Nov. li-Herhert kabisch, age l7 years, of Milldale Park was shot and seriously wound cd last night in the vicinity of the Milldale school when he failed to stop at the command of Constable Graham R. Thompson and Christo- pher Zilly chairman of the special police committee. kabisCh was taken to the Meriden hospital and operated on for the removal of the bullet in his side. His condition is still crit ical.
 Members of the constabulary and of the special police force were securing the town in search of q trio of youthful bandits who were active about the environs' of Southington. The trio is thought to have been the same which engineered jobs in Cheshire and vicinity in the past few weeks.
 As Constable Thompson and the police committeeman were scarch- ing in the vicinity of the school they cspied a young man running along the road. They called to him 10 halt and when he did not stop, both men fired at him and the youth dropped. Constable Thompson recog-
 Uontinued on Page 15)
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
PLUNGES HEAD FIRST
 DOWN ELEVATOR WELL
Wholesale Grocery Elm ploye Drops 20 Feet to
 Concrete

Pitching headfirst into an elevator shaft when he missed his footing, Albert Thrall, aged 5S, landed on his head and shoulder on con crete floor 20 feet below, at the Miner, Read X Tullock warehouse on East Main street this morning.
 Thrall, employed aS q workman. was working on the second floor Of the building near the elevator shaft. The cal had been raised to a higher floor. When fellow workmen heard groans of pain coming from the direction Of the opening they ran over and saw Thrall semi-conscious on the floor below.
 At the New Britain General hos pital where the injured man was taken it was found that his left shoulder was fractured and X-Ray pictures are to be taken to deter mine whether he has concussion of the brain and broken ribs. A lac eration in the hack of his head also was treated. Although dazed. Thrall was conscious when he reached the hospital.
 The injured man lives at Sunrise avenue and East street. He has been by the Miner, Read X Tul- lock warehouse for several years.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
THINK POISON GIN
 KILLED GIRL, l9.
Katherine Gilroy, Hamden, Dies
 After Late Party
SUCCUhBS IN AUTOMOBILE
fo"ng Woman Become. UncoD- sc1ous aS Chum and Two Rov Friends Take Her to Hospital Failing to Revive Her.

New Haven, Nov. 4 P-poisop lquor was believed responsible for the death early today of Miss kath- erlne Gilroy 19, q resident of Ham, den. After an automobile ride with another young woman and two young men, on which more or less drink took place, Miss Gilroy Was taken to New Haven hospital by her companions early this morn ing, and was found dead on arrival.
 Miss Gilroy and Miss Loretta Crcehan. also 19, had been out last night with two young men, and shortly after midnight after these men had left them, they met James Martino and Thomas O'Meara. with whom they went for an automobile ride.
 Martino purchased a bottle of gin for s1.50 the survivors told police, and they took this with them in the machine. The men main tained today, however that the girls were both intoxicated before they met them.
 On the ride Miss Giiroy became unconscious, they said, but was par tally revived. They took her to the hospital without being aware that she had died on the way.
 Police today were seeking the first of the girls and also, Miss Doris Baribault. whom they wish to question on the theory that she was with the others in the earl fer part of the night.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
OFFERS GERMAN GUN
 TO LEGION POST HERE
Bob Conroy Advises Avery One Is at
 Raritan

N!ce-commander of Eddy Avery has received word from Ro- bert Conroy, secretary to Congress- man l.. Hart Tenn. that there is q 21Q mihmctcr howitzer German gun at the government arsenal in Rari- tan. \. J., waiting for Governor John H. Trumbull 70 say the word to give it to Eddy-Glover post. II is the contention Of the LoCionualros that the 22,00O pound gun is too large for the front yard of the Lc- zion home on Washington street and that it should be placed near the memorial on Walnut Hill park Ncc-commandCr Avery has already been in communication with Cover nor Trumbull who promised New Britain that he would use his intlu- cnco to get d big gun for the city. Another letter was sen 10 the gov ernor this morning telling him or the available howitzer al the arsenal in Raritan. A letter has also been sent to Mr. Conroy thanking him for his interest in his home town. New Britain.
 The com mandcr Of the Eddy Glover Post is expected to appoint Q committee to await upon the com mon council and request that the city pay the freight 70 New Britain. The Legionnaires take the stand that the gun will be placed in the city park and that there is a gun of a smaller calibre in most Of the cities and towns throughout the state. Vice. commander Avery made a rough estimate on S10U as the cost for transporting the gun to New Britain.
 John Barton Payne. national head of the Red Cross. has been in con ference with Congressman Fenn and Mir. Conroy. owner of "Stubby'. and suggested that the giving Of the plaque describing "Stubbys history
 jC'oDtiDprJ op J>uCn 1s\
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
SMITH FOR PRESIDENT
 CLUB 10 BE FORMED
Democrats Will Also Dis cuss City Ticket for
 Spring

Tomorrow night at headquarters in United building, democrats meet ing with their town committee will consider formation of an Al Smith for President Club" along lines sim liar to those Of Smith clubs in other sections of the country.
 New Britain democracy Is report cd solidly behind the governor of New York for the party nomination for president in 1928, and among the several being mentioned for del egate to the national convention 1t is understood there are none but Smith men.
 Tomorrow nights meeting was not called for this purpose since it is primarily meeting of the town committee, called by Chairman John E. E. keevers. However, it has been the custom in the past to have these gatherings open for discussion of party welfare and under this head ing discussion Of a Smith club will be brought about
 A general discussion of local and politics will take place. Al though the administration does not come before the electorate until next April there is already considerable talk of mayoralty nominees. It is agreed that A. Nj. Pao- nessa. twice successful candidate and defeated In 1926, can have the topmost position on the city ticket if he will accept, but he has not yet given the party leaders a definite answer.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
SEES GIANT GAS TANK
 RISE LIKE A BALLOON
Fire Chief Watches It Soar and Burst Like
 Great Bomb

Pittsburgh, Nov. l4 LP-A vivid description Of the explosion wa, given by Fire Chief Richard l., smith, who was driving his automo- bile over the Manchester bridge 2, the junction Of the Allegheny and Nohohgahela rivers. in full view of the blast when it let go.
 The great steel tank rose hur- dreds of feet into the air like a great halloou,' he said. Tt remained lu- tact for an instant and then burst like Q great fireworks bomb. AS if let go with terrific roar. the hun drvds of tons Of steel went hurtlins through the air as so much paste. board and then the crash Of build- lngs and glass filled the air"
 Chief smith was the first Of . hundred city, state and county of- ticials to reach the scene.
 The scene Of today's disaster. where the mammoth storage gas tank Of the Equitable Gas company exploded. is thicllly settled district in the lower northside Of Pitts burgh overlooking the Ohio river. and directly across the stream from Mount Washington. within sight of the downtown section.
 The 5.000,0O0 cubic feet tank was one of the outstanding points on the north side.
 The district is one Of the oldest in the city containing the homes Of of workmen. warehouses and many industrial plants. Flank ing the tank were blocks Of old time red brick houses, side by side. Scat tered throughout the devastated re- zion were many factories and small plants.
 The wrecked district stretches for many blocks. east and west. along the Ohio river. a short distance from the point. where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio.