President Wilson on His Wedding Day
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 296
r WILSON BEGINS
WORK ON SECOND
AUSTRIAN NOTE
Friendly Relations Between
Two Countries Arc at
Breaking Point
U. S. WILL STAND FIRM
Reply to Unsatisfactory Ancona
Note Will State Clearly the
Alternative
By Associated Press
Washington, bee. 18. President
Wilson began work to-day on the sec
ond note to Austria on the sinking of
the Ancona.
Friendly relations between the
United States and Austria. it was
stated authoritatively, are nearing the
breaking point and their continuance
will depend entirely upon the reply
Austria will be asked to make imme
diately to the note being framed to
day.
While the word ultimatum was not
used by officials in dicussing the note.it
was Indicated that the reply will state
clearly the alternative which will fol
low if Austria's reply is unsatisfac
tory.
The gravity of the situation will not,
however, cause President Wilson to
postpone his departure to-night for
the South on his wedding tour.
Demand Disavowal
Secretary Lansing sent to the White
House early in the day a memoran
dum outlining his views as to what the
second American note would contain.
The President immediately began
work on drafting the note and will
confer with Secretary Lansing later.
The note will go to Vienna within the
next few days.
Close study of Austria's reply to the
American demands that there should
l>e a disavowal of the act for the sub
marine commander in sinking the An
cona his punishment, reparation for
American lives lost and assurances
that the incident would not be repeat
ed did not reduce the gravity with
«ltch officials viewed the situation.
Vr president Wilson while on his wed
ding tour will keep in constant touch
with the White House and. if neces
sary, Secretary Lansing will go to see
him to discuss the situation*
Suffragists Plan to Win by
Ending Internal Strife
Special to The Telegraph
Washington, D. C., Dec. 18.—A pro
posal that the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage be permitted to re
new its affiliation with tho National
American Woman Suffrage Association
was defeated after a spirited debate
at yesterday's session of the associa
tion's annual convention. Auihorlty
was voted, however, for frequent con
ferences between the legislative com
mittees of the two bodies in their fight
before Congress for a federal suffrage
amendment.
Earlier In the session the association
held its annual election, Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Catt, of New York, being
chosen president without oppostlon to
succeed Dr. Anna Howard Shaw.
In addition to the president the as
sociation elected the following officers:
. First vice-president, Mrs. Frank M.
Roessing, Pennsylvania; second vice
president, Mrs. Stanley McCormick, New
York; third vice-president. Miss Esther
< >gden. New Jersey; treasurer. Mrs.
Henry Wade Rogers. Connecticut; cor
responding secretary, Miss Hannah Pat-1
'erson. Pennsylvania; recording secre
tary, Mrs. James Morrison. Illinois;
tirst auditor. Mrs. Walter McNab Mil
ler. Missouri; second auditor, Mrs.
Patty Ruffner Jacobs, Alabama.
The final business session was held
<o-day.
MOUNT ETNA ACTIVE
By Associated Press
Catania, Italy, Dec. 18. Mount
Etna is considerably active again and
is emitting red-hot lava, which pro
duces a wonderful effect, especially
iit night. In addition glowing cinders
and smoke form an umbrella-shaped
cloud above tjio volcano.
[the weather!
For IfarrlMburft and vicinity t Cloudy
nnil colder to-night; lotvent tem
perature about '2H drjcrrewi Sun*
day fair, continued eold.
Fop KaMtern Ppunnyl van In: Rain
thl* afternoon; cloudy and colder
to-night j Sunday fair; ntronir
northwfMt wind*.
River
The river and Ita principal tribu
taries! will continue to rl«e, except
the Juniata and the upper por
tlon* of tlie ;\orth and Went
hranchcN will begin to fall to
night or Suuda>. The Ice broke
at t'learlleld at a. m. to-day
and moved nut quietly on a atage
of 4.5 feet. I'hla lee will prob
ably gorge above WllllaniNport.
I .oca I movement* of Ice are like
ly to occur In other atrravnM, but
colder weather will probably pre
y| vent a general break. No Hood
atagcM will occur and no material
damage In anticipated. A atage of
about 4.1 feet Im Indicated for
Harrlaburg Sunday morning. If
the Ice hreaka It will be ae\'eral
feet more.
General C'ondltlona
The main utorm tin* pa**ed oft to
the northenntward and a aecond
ary disturbance of moderate en
ergy In central over the Dl*trl<-t
of Columbia.
It Im 2 to 30 degree* warmer In the
Atlantic Ntatea and 4 to JJO de
gree* colder elsewhere eaat of the
>llN*Unlpp|.
Temperature; 8 a. m., 38.
Nun: Hlwen, 7i22 a. m.; wet*, 4;41
p. m.
Moon i Full moon, Tueaday, 7i52
a. m.
River Stages ft.6 fe«t above low
water mark.
Yenterday'a Weather
Illgheat temperature, 34.
I.oweat temperature. 30.
Mean temperature. 32.
Normal temperature, 32.
GERMAN PLOTTERS
ARE IN HANDS OF
U. S. DETECTIVES
Start to Close in by Arresting
Alleged Head of Secret Ser
vice in This Country
PLANNED TO BLOW CANAL
Get Bank Clerk Who Supplied
Teutons With Important
Documents
By Associated Press
New York. Dec. 18.—Detectives fol
lowing the trail of plotters seeking to
destroy ships bearing ammunition to
the allies to-day arrested Frederick
Schleindl, a clerk in the National City
Hank, who they charge with larceny of
documents, cablegrams and messages
which, it is alleged, he turned over to
representatives of the German gov
ernment.
These documents, the detectives say,
gave information as to which ships
bore munitions across the seas.
Schleindl Is also alleged to have given
information to the German repre
sentatives as to what firms were manu
facturing war supplies in this country
and also the amounts of money placed
in certain banks to the credit of the
allies. Schleindl was taken to police
headquarters for further examination.
Plotted to Blow Up Canal
Schleindl, detectives said, confessed
to having obtained information re
garding shipments of munitions and
other matters, saying that he did this
at the direction of Paul Koenig. head
of the bureau of investigation of the
Hamburg-American Line, who was ar
rested yesterday on the charge of plot
ting to destroy the Welland canal. De
tectives said they found in Schleindl's
pockets a telegram relating to a ship
ment of 2,000,000 rifles to the allies.
The message was from the Banque
Beige Pour Lentrangere to a New
York bank.
Koenig Linked l'p
Schleindl told of meeting Koenig,
who. he said, used an alias, last May,
according to detectives, and of having
kept in touch with the German consul
here since the opening of the war. The
prisoner, who said he was a German
reservist, declared that when he met
Koenig at an uptown hotel arrange
ments were made for him to obtain
cablegrams and other documents at
the National City Bank. For this
work, Schjeindl told the police, he has
been receiving about $25 a week.
Police claim to-day that they found
among Koenig's effects papers indi
cating that lie had relations with
Schleindl.
The arrests of Schleindl. Koenig and
Richard E. Leynbecker, a New York
antique dealer, were directly due to a
confession made several weeks ago by
George Fuchs, of New York, a relative
of Koenig.
Conspirators Held Under
$50,000 Bail For Plotting
to Blow Up Welland Canal
By Associated Press
New York, Dec. 18.—Paul Koenig.
head of the bureau of investigation of
the Hamburg-American Line, and
Richard Emil Leyendecker a New
York art goods retailer, were held in
$50,000 and $30,000 bail, respectively,
to-day, by United States Commis
sioner Houghton on a charge of con
spiring to blow up the Welland Canal.
The hearing was set for January 12.
• Counsel for Koenig and Leyen
decker fought hard for a reduction of
the bail asked by the government.
The specific offense charged against
Koenig and Leyendecker is conspir
ing to send a military expedition from
this country against a friendly na
tion. The penalty on conviction rs
three years' imprisonment and a fine
'of $5,000.
Frederick Metzler, employed by the
Hamburg-American I.,ine and said to
liave acted as stenographer to Koenig
who was also arrested with Koenig
and will be arraigned
on Monday.
Seven Killed, Ten Hurt
When Bridge Falls Into
River With Two Cars
By Associated Press
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 18. Seven
persons were killed nnd ten injured
to-day when a street car went through
the Division street bridge over the
Spokane river. The killed were in the
ear more than an hour after it vwnt
Into the river. The injured were re
moved to a hospital.
Two street cars were on the bridge
when the whole structure <-ollapsed.
One end of the car fell to the water
and the other end rested on the abut
ment. The cur crew and two passeng
ers were rescued uninjured.
Tlie other car. Inbound and carry
ing alnmt twenty passengers, fell into
the river and a heavy steel beam
crashed down lengthwise upon it,
crushing passengers on one trfdc of
the car.
Strong Northwest Winds to
Bring Another Cold Snap
To-night will see the finish of the
murky, rainy weather conditions that
have prevailed during the last few
days, to the despair of Christmas shop
pers and merchants alike. The pros
pects, according to E. R. Demain, indi
cate clear, cold weather to-morrow,
with a slight possibility of snow flur
ries. It is snowing out in Pittsburgh
now, but the chances are very slim
that the storm will get over the moun
tains and reach this section. The rain
Is over, however, and strong northwest
winds will , prevail to-night and to
morrow.
The river is rising and the ice broke
at Clearfield this morning, moving out
quietly on a stage of 4.5 feet. The
ice will probably gorge above Wil
liamsport and colder weather will un
doubtedly prevent a - general break.
l*p to 8 o'clock this morning the pre
cipitation was 1.63 feet and little has
fallen since that time. The coming
cold snap ought to brace up the late
shoppers and there will be a big rush
during the last few days before Christ
mas.
HARRISBURG, PA. f :
BIG ELEVATOR
5,000 TON OF COAL
DESTROYED BY FIRE
CARE COAL ELEVATOR BURNED LAST NIGHT
Dare Pockets at Seventeenth and Chestnut Streets Go Up
in Smoke in Spectacular Midnight Blaze; Building En
veloped by Flames When Firemen Arrive; Horses
and Automobiles Saved; Loss Near $70,000
Fire which started shortly before,
midnight last night destroyed the
large eoal elevator, sheds and stables
and burned between 4,000 and 5,000
tons of coal at the plant of John E.
Dare, Seventeenth and Chestnut
streets.
Early arrivals at the tire saved thirty
automobiles, including a number of
large trucks and wagons, and fourteen j
head of horses.-
Mr. Dare estimates his loss at be
tween $60,000 and $70,000. This is
partially covered by Insurance. It is
the belief of John Kiudler, fire chief,
that the blaze started from crossed
wires in the elevator shaft.
The blaze was exceedingly spec
tacular. the flames shooting into the
FIRST STEPS FOR
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
ON NEXT TUESDAY
School Board to Confer on
Plans at Suggestion of
Dr. Keene
Initial steps in the movement to
erect a new High School for Harris
burg were taken by the School Board
last evening when the directors de
cided to meet in special conference
on the subject Tuesday afternoon, De
cember 21.
The directorate will hardly advance
the project so far as to decide defi
nitely as to the site, cost of building,
etc., at next week's conference but a
plan of campaign will be mapped out.
[Continued on Page 15.]
WANT MOTORCYCLES FOR
ARMY SIGNAL CORPS
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C.. Dec. 18.—Con
gress has been asked to provide one
hundred motorcycles for the use of
1 the army signal corps, because events
I of the European war have disclosed
I the great value o'f these machines.
FIVE RILLED AND
FIFTEEN INJURED
IN B. & 0. CRASH
Passengers of Accommodation
! Crushed as "Empties" Crash
Into Rear of Train
By Associated Press-
Chester. Pa., Dec. 18. —Seven piles
i of charred timbers and ironwork mark
' the scene of the train collision on the
I Baltimore and Ohio tracks at Felton
i where five men were killed and fifteen
I persons injured late yesterday after
noon.
Felton station itself is a mark of the
wreck, which to-day is the subject of
investigation by representatives of the
; Public Service Commission, Deputy
Coroner White, of Chester, and officials
| of the railroad. One-third of the track
was removed when a wooden coach
was flung through it. The car crum
pled the station wall and resolved It
self Into a heap of fragments, some
as small as any toothpick, others
weighing half a ton.
"Hie railroad officials on the scene
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Tausig Christmas Benefit
IF yon know of ■ worthy poor family In Harrlaharg whow home la
likely to lack Chrlatmaa cheer thla year, fill out the blank below and
forward It to the Telegraph. The firm of Jacob Taualg'a Sons,
fewelem, 420 Market atreet, haa Riven the Telegraph SSOO with whleh to
purrhaae t'hrlatinaa baaketa for 200 famlllea. The Aaaoclated Charltlea
will Investigate the naniea Kent to It and will deliver the baaketa the dar
before Chrlatmaa. Fill out below.
Following la the name and addreaa of n worthy poor family I aucgrat
aa worthy of a Taualg Chrlatmaa baaketi
Name
Street addreaa
Signed
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SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1915.
air a hundred feet and spreading a
red glare over the sky that attracted
thousands of people from all over the
city. Rain fell in torrents, freezing
in some places, and making it difficult
for the firemen to get near the tire
with their apparatus. The downpour
of rain was a big aid, however, In
helping tho firemen prevent the spread
of flames to adjoining buildings.
General Alarm Turned In
The fire was discovered about 11.35.
An alarm was sent in from Box 17,
Seventeenth and Market streets. The
elevator building, a frame structure,
two and a half stories in height, was
enveloped in flames when the firemen
arrived and a general alarm was
turned in. Two companies were as
[Continued on Page 9.]
HIST! SHERLOCK
HOLMES IS LESS
THAN 7 FT. TALL
Weighs Less Than 500; Is
Blonde or Brunette; Eyes Are
Sky-Blue Brown
(By SHERLOCK HOLMES, Or.)
I How are you ?
i In trie words of an American
I statesman. I am "dee-lighted."
Dear old Harrisburg.
looking for me?
Well, this is so sudden!
But anyway here I am, and here
1 am going to stay for a little fun,
frolic and amusement, and until some
body walks up, says a little phrase and
then walks away with the $25.
To be honest about it I am tickled
|to death with your town. Your
stores compare favorably with towns
twice the size, your homes are a credit
to your city and your girls—but my
modesty prompts me to hush.
When did I arrive? What do I look
like and where am I stopping?
Pardon me, please, but when I was
a little fellow they always taught me
not to tell tales out of school, and so
1 have stuck to my youthful teuchlngs.
[Continued on Page 7.]
THREE MUNICIPAL
CHRISTMAS TREES
FOR WEST SHORE
Public Spirit and Civic Pride
Displayed in Cross-River
Towns
That, public spirit and civic pride
are being manifested in more ways
than one on the West Shore Is proven
by fact that no less than three com
munity Christmas trees will be placed
in the territory. There will be one
in West Falrvlew, another in Lemoyne
and the third in New Cumberland.
Special Christmas exercises com
memorating the birth of Christ will
be held in the open In each of the
towns and then, too, Santa Claus will
be present and provide gifts for the
children.
The community trees are being
placed at the expense of public
spirited citizens who are helping to
boost the West Shore and make It a
[Continued on Pa#c 13.]
EVERYTHING IN
READINESS FOR
WILSON WEDDING
Guests All Gathered For Mar
riage of President and Mrs.
Gait, Tonight
MANY GIFTS ABRIVE
Members of Family Attend
Christening of Wilson's
Only Granddaughter
Washington. D. C., Dec. 18.—Every
thing was ready to-day for the wed
ding of President Wilson and Mrs.
Edith Boiling Gait, guests had arrived
and decorations in Mrs. Gait's home,
in which the ceremony will be per
formed to-night were completed.
Members of the President's family
attended at noon the christening of
Ellen Wilson McAdoo, daughter of
Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo and the
President's only granddaughter. The
I christening was in the blue room of
the White House. The President was
godfather and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre,
! the baby's aunt, and Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones, cousin of the Presi
dent, were godmothers. The Rev.
Roland Cotton Smith, rector of St.
John's Protestant Episcopal Church
here, christened the baby who was
born last May. The President's other
grandchild, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sayre, was christened at Williams
town, Mass. The President acted as
his godfather, too.
Goes to Bank
The President paid an early morn
ing call to-day on Mrs. Gait.
After a brief visit the President went
to his bank where he spent half an
hour looking through his safe deposit
box and going over some accounts.
One room at Mrs. Gait's home has
been reserved for wedding presents.
Many gifts have been received from
strangers in spite of the efforts of the
President and Mrs. Gait to discourage
giving of presents outside of the circle
of friends and relatives. Gifts con
tinued to arrive at the White House
to-day. One was a small bale of cot
ton sent by a Texas admirer of the
President.
The President planned to devote
the afternoon to-day to work and
clearing up much official business be
fore departing on his honeymoon trip.
He will dine with members of his fam
ily at the White House about 7 p. m.
and leave soon afterward for Mrs.
Gait's home for the wedding cere
mony.
Overcast skies and heavy rain driven
through the streets by a forty-mile
an hour wind, marked the early hours
of the wedding day. But the weather
man held out the promise that by
8:30 this evening, the time fixed for
the commencement of the ceremony,
the rain will have passed off and clear,
cold weather, which should continue
for the major part of the honeymoon,
could be expected.
Mrs. Gait Tranquil
Everything was in readiness for the
wedding to-day, although at the Gait
home the old family servants who
have worked for the last week almost
night and day getting things ready
were nervously wiping here and theite
with dust cloths, or putting about the
richly decorated rooms In an endeavor
to keep busy. Mrs. Gait, however,
chatted tranquilly with her mother
and sister and other members of the
immediate family who are on hand
for the ceremony. A goodly part of
the morning and afternoon had been
j set aside for a visit from the President
and for a final consultation regarding
the details of the wedding journey.
President Happy
The President was declared bv those
J closest to him in his White House
family to be as "happy as a boy" to
day. He arose very early and it was
stated that his morning routine was
unvaried. He shaved as usual, glanced
over the morning papers and then
breakfasted with his daughters. After
ward he planned a brief conference
with Secretary Lansing to go over
with him the outline of the new note
that is to go forward to Austria deal
ing with the Ancona sinking. But
this conference was a mere detail as
tlie President yesterday had author
ized his premier to settle the matter
himself.
i A special delivery messenger
reached the White House early to-day
u ith a package which he had been In
structed to deliver personally to the
President. It was the grift that: the
President will to-night make to his
bride and which she will wear for the
I first time during the ceremony. No
: information regarding it was obtain
able although the natural assumption
I was that it would be a neck ornament
of some distinctive character.
I Honeymoon in Secrecy
It was learned that the arrange
ments for the ceremony and the list
| of guests as given out yesterday will
be followed out. It was stated that
the ceremony will be over and the
I wedding dinner well under way by
9:30 o'clock and the President and his
bride will depart shortly afterward
They are still withholding the location
of the place where the honeymoon Is
(Continued on Page 11.)
December Eighteenth!
Ye,? Ye,? Oh, This I,
Mrs. Gait's Wedding Day
The voice on the other end of the
telephone wire which begged Deputy
Recorder Nissley Mumma this morn
ing to "be sure and reserve" a place
on to-day's marriage license docket
! wasn't a bit less alluring because it
(was a trifle hesitating. The wedding
| isn't to be until Monday the voice ex
plained, but "of course the recorder
would understand why the license is
to be dated to-day?" Frankly Mr
Mumma didn't; but he sparred for
time. "Oh, yes," he laughed genially
"only—"
"Oh. mercy, why," the voice thrilled
with the excitement of it, "this is the
j eighteenth! Mrs. Gait's getting mar
ried to-day!"
That was shortly after the office
was opened this morning. At noon
Mr. Mumma turned more or less
wearily away from the phone. "Mark
another one 'taken,' " he called to
the license clerk. "That's the fifth."
he observed.
Incidentally five licenses were issued
to-day. That's a record for Satur
day.
GERMANS WILL
INVADE GREECE
* AFTER ALLIES
British-Franco Forces Fortify
ing Themselves About Sa-
Joniki in Preparation
BULGARS MAY ENTER, TOO
This Advance Would Rekindle
Old Enmities and Might
Draw Greece in War
By /Issociatrd Press
London, Dec. 18—(12:25 P. M.)
The unprecedented military situation
!?. Gre ® cc ll;ls developed a new crisis.
The allied troops which, according
to tlie estimates of British newspa
pers, number 200,000, arc fortifying
I themselves about Saloniki, digging
trenches and placing guns. It is re
ported the Germans are preparing to
advance into Greek territory to at
tack them.
Whether the Bulgarians also will
cross the border is a vital question to
the Greeks. It is believed a Bulgarian
advance would rekindle old enmities
and might draw the Greek people
into the conflict.
The Greek general election will be
held to-morrow, but it is not expected
the result will have any controlling
influence on the policy of the govern
ment. The party of former Premier
\ enizelos has refrained from putting
candidates into the field and the sol
diers under arms, constituting a large
proportion of the electorate, will not
vote. King Constantlne remains in
disposed.
According to the Athens corre
spondent of the Times, the German
minister at Athens told Premier
[Continued on 1 'age 9.]
Socialists in France and
Germany to Bring Peace ?
By Associated Press
London, Dec. 18, 3:36 A. M.—The
latest move of the German Socialists
is an attempt to bring the Socialist
party of France into an agreement for
an early peace, says the Amsterdam
correspondent of the Express. In sup
port of this statement the correspond
ent cites an appeal in the Vorwaerts to
the French Socialists to renounce
France's claim to Alsace-Lorraine
promising in return that the German
Socialists will bring pressure to bear
upon the German Imperial Chancellor
to patch up an early peace.
' ' T
. u;_,ed '5 i roller &
at the American Iron'and Steel Mill;., was almost instantly M
killed this morning when he was caught and drawn through i
;j wife and seven ch3- I
(hinety, it is he- i
His head was crushed and almost torn off, and his |
body horribly mangled. (
I OFFICIALS PROBING WRECK
£ Ohio Railro« (4
# iicials met here this luct a probe into \
C yesterday afternoon's wreck at Felton in which five men €
C were killed and many persons injured. All railroad em- J
! C ployes who were concerned in the wreck was summoned J
C . before the investigators. An investigation also is being J
m made by the State Public Service Commission and by the J
C Coroner of Chester. j
C London, Dec. 18.—Major General Von Stockhausen, of ■
% the German army has been killed in action, according to a J
C dispatch from Amsterdam to the General News Agency. #
| TEACHERS'HAVE MEASLES 1
C Harrisburg. The State Department of Health was #
) to-day informed that seven teachers who had attended the #
j % Somerset county teachers' institute at Somerset had been M
j % taken ill with measles. Orders have been issued to close #
j their schools and other teachers who attended the institute f
C have been placed under observation by physicians.
C New York, Dec. 18.—The peace meeting between or- •
£ ganized and independent baseball interests adjourned to- j
C day and Ban Johnson announced that no definite action #
% had been taken. The committees will meet in Cincinnati ,
: % next Tuesday. ,
II CHARLES H. DICKERMAN DEAD 1
1 9 Sunbury, Pa., Dec. 18.—Charles 11. Dickcrman. of Mil- j
| » ton, a former member of Congress from Pennsylvania, died 1
| J to-day, aged 72. He was the father of W. C. Ditkerman, '
[ V of New York, vice-president of the American Car and Foun- I
# dry Company, and was president of the First National Bank
# of Milton and a director in half dozen other banks in Penn- %
F sylvania. Mr. Dickerman was reported to be worth $5,000,000. ' >
t UARMACE LICENSES ' 1
> John JoHeph Kdwarri* anil Helen Irene Bryant, fllr, I
& V»|7s. ™i,*" Maria Carrl<-a«o. Kferlton. I
■ ,7 ~ K,, " M s ""»l»»<el. K reamer, nml Olive Mae Clark. Hlrhfleld. ,
K LiM V?T nc ' <•'«>. and Km ma I.tmnle Spangler, Mt. Klon. 1 k
K.iilj Vlntrant 111un..), Head in*, and Sara KlUabeth Shannear, Danphta. | '
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HORSE SHOT NINE
TIMES STAGGERS
THROUGH WINDOW
Four Policemen Pour Lead Into
Animal, Then It Struggles
Up and On
HIS LEG BROKEN, TOO
Finally Falls Dead in Base
ment of Baker Apartments,
Oerry Street
With a broken leg, received early
this morning when struck by the
Washington Chemical Company motor
apparatus, a horse belonging to Abra
| ham F. Rudy, a milk dealer, or 1701
Derry street, furnishjd many thrills
before death ended its sufferings.
After being hit nine times with bullets
tired from revolvers of four patrolmen
the horse staggered along Derry street
and fell through the plate glass win
dow at the plumbing shop and store of
Matthias H. Baker, IH3O Derry street,
which is in the basement of the Baker
Apartments.
The accident happened about 4.:i0
o'clock, soon after a second alarm was
sent in from Box 17. The horse,
hitched to the Rudy delivery wagon,
was standing on the north side of
Derry street near Fourteenth. The ap
proaching motor apparatus frightened
the horse. Mr. Rudy and his assistant
were delivering milk in the neighbor
hood. The animal turned around and
ran directly into the apparatus.
The horse after being struck ran up
Derry street and plunged head tirst
into a telegraph pole at Fourteenth
street, falling over. As soon as it was
seen that the right rear leg of the
horse had been broken in two places
the police department was asked to
send someone to shoot the animal.
Pat Hylan brought Roundsman
McCann, Sergeant Eisenberger and
Patrolman Scott. Four shots were
fired by Roundsman McCann without,
any effect. Then Patrolman Scott anil
Pat Hylan put four more bullets into
the horse. A member of the Washing
ton company took a shot. One bullet
went into the back of the animal's
head. The horse jumped up and
started in Derry street, staggering all
the way. At the Baker Apartments
the animal ran onto the pavement and
fell over, crashing through the big
window. Mr. Baker was at the Daro
fire at the time.