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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1913
Page
2
The inquest into the Stamford wreck features Dougherty detailing brake problems and signal delays on the express run from New Haven. Coroner Phelan investigates the burned Skylark car while railroad officials dispute motives and push for evidence and safety reforms.
The Inter State Commerce Commission ordered a rigorous investigation into yesterday’s Stamford wreck on the New Haven Road. Three Safety Appliance Inspectors are on scene with Chief Belnap coordinating details. Joint hearings with the Connecticut Public Utilities Commission are planned as part of broader safety reforms.
Excursion fare of 29 dollars and 70 cents for a Cincinnati round trip. Tickets on sale from New York on June 14 15 and 16 with return by June 24. Agents available to consult for ticket details and purchase.
Charles S. Mellen, president of the New Haven Road, releases a formal statement blaming engineer Dougherty for running past signals. He says precautions were taken, an investigation will cover the cause, and notes the Skylark was a Pullman car not owned by the line.
Officers and members of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association hosted members of both legislative houses and guests at a dinner in a Springfield hotel to celebrate the passage of the Woman Suffrage bill by the General Assembly. Mrs Medill McCormick of Chicago chaired the women’s committee and Mrs George W Trout of Chicago acted as toastmistress. Congratulatory telegrams and cables from suffrage supporters in the United States and England were read.
The Washington Irving High School Alumni Association presents an entertainment and play this evening at the Hebrew Technical Institute for Girls on Avenue and Fifteenth Street. Memorial services for Gen. Slocum survivors are held narrowly at Be Lather Cemetery in Middle Village.
Governor Sulzer mounts a Westchester tour for direct nominations with rallies in Yonkers New Rochelle and White Plains. He faces boos from critics led by Senator Healy while supporters under Bull Moose auspices back the reform. The campaign ends with further meetings across Brooklyn and Manhattan.
George A. Enell president of Kendall Nail and Supply Company dies in St Luke's Hospital from chronic pneumonia after a forgery case unfolds. L Brower, vice president, claims Enell burned company books at the Waldorf to hide shortages and a warrant for forgery is issued. Enell had fled, later found with a revolver in his hotel room. A Sullivan law violation charge is added. another company official is accused of complicity.
The White Star liner Adriatic, captained by F E Beadwell, arrived from Liverpool with passengers including J H Bush of Wessel Duval & Co noting Chile’s tight money, weak nitrate market, and stable commerce. Also aboard were 8 J Hall and family. two first class passengers Gustave Klein and John A. Pawson were detained for immigration and contract labor rules.
Jewelry salesman Eugenio Sanzayi of Bellemead N J says three men robbed him of 97 dollars at the Bleecker Street Subway kiosk and fled on a southbound train. Joseph Goldstein of 242 Broome Street was later arrested near Lafayette Street and locked up. Sanzayi chased to Spring Street but the money was not recovered.
At the Dixie Theatre on East 116th Street last night a spark ignited burning film in the operator’s box. Attendant called police, firemen arrived, the operator and owner David Posner subdued the blaze with sand and water. The 250 in attendance were given rain checks to attend another show as exits were opened and lights restored.
Miss Florence Graham a 32 year old real estate broker was jailed at West 152nd Street station for stealing a diamond bar pin valued at 700 dollars. Detective Donahue reported the pawn ticket was destroyed but Graham confessed after being questioned. The pin belonged to Miss Mabel Sigel of 3600 Broadway who reported its disappearance.
At the annual meeting of the American Medico-Psychological Association in Niagara Falls New York Dr. Carlos F MacDonald of New York was elected President Dr S E Smith of Indiana Vice President and Dr Charles G Wagner of Binghamton New York was named Secretary The association will meet in Baltimore in 1914.
Gov. Sulzer asks the Bar Grievance Committee to forward facts and report on Justice Cohalan and the John A. Connolly charges. The committee will decide whether to send papers to the governor or continue its own inquiry and request permission for counsel to represent before the Legislature.
Mrs Magdalena Nato reported a masked Italian attacker seized her on Plateau Street Corona Queens last night and stole a $250 money bag from her dress. Neighbors saw two accomplices chase the thief to the street before escaping by a Flushing trolley car.
Militant suffragette campaign resumes with the largest raid on mall boxes across Edinburgh. Twelve boxes attacked with acid drops, letters damaged, and a bomb found at Eden Park railway station Kent. Trial for conspiracy of leaders adjourned to June 17. defendants allowed to attend Emily Davison's funeral under orderly conduct.
More than four women welcomed May Hinchey at the Tombs Prison after a thirty day sentence for assault tied to the garment workers strike. Nurses' Settlement members cheered as she exited in an automobile. Hinchey was convicted May 1 for striking Helen A. Miller, a floor woman at a Sixth Avenue shirtwaist factory, who says Hinchey first begged a strike and then struck her. Settlement workers testified at trial.
In Springfield on June 13, Representative Thomas N. Gorman of Peoria struck Representative George H. Wilson of Quincy, a dry leader, knocking him to the floor. The chamber erupted as friends pulled them apart and the din rose with calls to expel the errant member.
Berlin festivities for Emperor William II begin with a motor parade along the Army Chaussee led by Prince Henry of Prussia and the Duke of Ratisbon. Carriages and hundreds of decorated autos pass the reviewing stand as the Emperor’s jubilee week opens. American diplomats Joseph C. Grew and Willing Spencer attend in autos, passing the reviewing stand.
Lieut Bellenger at the naval aviation camp in Annapolis climbed 6,200 feet in a Curtis hydro aeroplane, breaking the 4,460 foot Annapolis record set last year by Ensign Herbster. The ascent took forty four minutes.
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