PAGE TWO THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1924 Interesting News From The West Indian Islands You Can Put Dimmers on the Sun tain of the sloop, named John Clement, Matilda Richards, huckster of Pointe Fortin, Morris and Harding Herre were missing.
The Maraval arrived at Port: of Spain the same morning and shortly after wards the Captain came ashore and made a report to the Harbour Master and the Managing Director of the shipping Department of his company THE SURVIVORS The surviving passengers who were chiefly bucketers from LA Brea, Pointe Fortin and Tunapuna, regular traders between Port of Spain and La Brea, had terrifying experience in the panic that reigned when the crash was felt. They were crowded together in the stern of the boat and were jerked forcibly from their seats against the side of the sloop. Some of them were wasbed over board by the waves and clung to the side until they were rescued. Their belongings consisting mainly of ground provisions and clothes were lost wbile many of them complained of pains and swelling about their bodies as a result of their violent fall against the this glass.
Scadron Optical Co.
Cha deck. Board of Inquiry, presided over by the Collector of Customs will be held in conrection with the recent mishap in the Gulf of Paria between the SS. Maraval and the sloop Alexandra, on the return of the steamer from Demerara at the end of the week.
Dr. Gems BLOOD ELIXIR For strengthening the BLOOD Fire in Belmont.
RESIDENCE AND CONTENTS GUTTED Owner Out of Town.
to JAMAICA As a result of the heavy rains on Friday and Saturday, the Hope and Wag Water rivers are Reconstruction of Streets of Kingston and Lower St. Andrew capab supplying Metropolis with water, and pumping at the Worry River was stopped on aday morning.
REPORTED LAST EVENING THAT BUT You can protect your eyes from the danger of tropical THE WORK MIGHT NOW BE Serious Accident.
CARRIED ON BY CONTRACT glare by using the famous Sir William Grookes lenses correspondent from Bath INCREASE GAS SUPPLY writing to the GLEANER on the which we can supply in any prescription.
15th inst, says. Yesterday a serious accident, Cataract is one of the commonest results in eyes Apparatus Has Been Order which nearly terminated fatally, ed: More Strect Lamps: occured at the district of Boston, damaged by tropical glare. Call and let us demonstrate The Fuel Question.
in Portland. young man by the name of Richard Brown went out with a breech loader The GLEANER has reason to gun to shoot birds. Seeing a CONSULT US WITHOUT OBLIGATION.
believe that the Municipal bald pate, he went after it, but authorities have under con on puting the gun on half cok, Good glasses as low as 50 sideration a plan to give out the it is alleged the bird went off to reconstruction of the streets and another tree. He then followed contract, and that terdere might in the same position. be put the lanes of the metropolls by on a little distance with the gun Le called for at an es ly da butt end of the firearm on the 23 Central Avenue 034 Front Street The rate of process on Church ground and rested his chin on Street, the first thoroughfare to the nozzle, when some part of Panama, Phone 846 Colon, Phone 349 be put in hand, has been such his body or some ning else came as to cause wide comment in the in contact with the trigger and BEKOS SSSSS SSDXs0S SSSSSS municipality, and it was reported of gun went, smashing bis late last evening that the work chin and upper lip Soon the might be given out by contract, injured man was burrid off to and that the specifications are the Public Hospital, where he now being prepared.
now lies seriously damaged.
It is also understood that the capacity of the Murici al gas The Banana Situation is to be extended, another retort having been ordered from England. When this has be The banana situation is still installed, it is calculated that the csusing a considerab e amount number of lamps in the area will of ch grin and misgiving anong be increased by one third, and growers both large and small in gas will also be available for this is and The price still cooking purposes. It is almost remains at 26 per payable a foregone conclusion that gas bunch, and in addition to this will have to be used more and eing low for this particular more in the kthin, as the 8218, the to ition is aegasuply of tired for the citvated by the number of rje within reasona itions which, it is said, bave diminishing steadils, ad thgas reached abnormal proportions and electric range will in the Speaking on the snbject to a comparatively near future bave GLEANER reporter yesterday, a to be resorted to Well known grower said the only When the additional is salvation he could see for the available, street lamps will be producers was the advent of new Recommended for Removing the Humors of supplied districts row competing companies, and the Scrofulous Diseases, Pimples, Boils, Blotches, needing them.
opening up of new markets for our fruit Tetters. Useful in Chronic and Syphilitic So far as the proposed improve.
ments at Cross Roads are con Rheumatism, Mercurial Affections and Discerned, is is expected that in the next three or four months TRINIDAD eases caused by Impurities of the Blood.
the Mayor might be in a position to take steps to extend the Four Drowned in An Alterative recommended for purify.
market at that place, which is too small to meet the present ing and enriching the BLOOD.
demands on it. When the GS Gulf Mishap.
verment will be ready to proceed with their part of the scheme is MARAVAL AND SLOOP IN not known as they have first to get a money vote from the COLLISION For Sale at all Drug Stores Legislative Council.
The Corporation will still con Passengers Thrown Into Sea.
tinue, according to present plans And in Large Quantities by to do the major portion of the work, e. the actual making of SURVIVORS STORIES, JAVIER MORAN. American Pharmacy the roadway, but the excavation work the tearing up of the present road surfac for the the inst. states that a fatal The Weekly Guardian AGENT Jaying down of the foundations collision took place between the for the new, will be done by steamship Maraval of Messrs HESOWSS Cosesssc CXOSSOS contract. It is hoped by this Furness Withy Company Ltd. 300CXCOM means to make faster progress a the Sloop Alexandria, owned with the sixty six miles of streets and lanes which are to be Mr. Morris of La Brea, in the Gulf of Paria on Friday reconstructed night last week resulting in the It is also learnt on good author. loss of the lives of the Captain of ity that the new retorts for the the sloo) and three passengers.
Gas works are not to increase In the course of an interview capacity as reported, but to with Mr. Cochran, acting captan replace worn parts of the of the Maraval, a representative present plant. There will bno of the TRINIDAD GUARDIAN general increase of ga lampe was informed that the collision but it is possible that lamps will occurred about nine o clock on Of every description be erected in a few places were Friday nigbt two miles Northlights are now badly needed. west of the Couva buoy. Mr.
Cochran stated that the ship was on her way from San Fernando LIGHTING OF CITY to Port of Spain and was heading in a nortberly direction when DESPACTH the mishap took place. The The gas lighting plant will not Maraval was brilliantly illumioa.
he increased for the good and ted as there were in transit pas.
suficient reason that the Corpo sengers on board. He did not AT THE ration bopes by abrot 1997 spe the approaching vessel until when, it is expected, the bermi sha struck the star board side of tage dam will be completed to be ship. The mast of the sloop develop suitici ot electricity got between the gangway and from an hydro electric plant to the side of the ship and was be erected there to make King. Snapped in half. The Maravil on one of the best lighted was broug it to a standstill an citis in this part of the world, the crew assisted in secuilo Lights will be rrovided for the the craft and helping the paswhile purish, and lower St. sengers aboard. wir less An w also. 1) also expected message was sent to Purl ofto a velop su fici nt power to Spain and the Company launch, operate the Ferry River pumps, Cherukee was despatched to and the sewage pumps.
bring the damaged vessel into It is understood that the plans ed on the scene at a. on Port of Spain. The launch arrisfor the electric lighting of the turday and towed the Alexan.
city bave alre dy en prepared. is with twenty eight peWhen curried through the gas singers aud two of the cre: IN THE works will be waily used for raching the harbour at 715 a.
supplying gas in homes for On arriving at Port ef Spain, cookiog, etc it was discovered that the CapJOB. PRINTING Fire early on Sunday morning destroyed completely the two storey building at 39 Erthing Road and Forest Lane, tha property of Miss Tris Thomas who is employed at Messrs.
Geddes Grant Co. Ltd.
Miss Thomas and her mother, Nurse Ursala Thomas, both of whom reside on the premises, were out of town.
The building, a substantial structure, was erected about a year ago fron which time the Thomas family has occupied it.
It was observed closed yes.
terday afternoon. At about 15 o clock this morning residents a the vicinity observed the placu in flames. resident opposite bamed Wright, employed at the St. Ann Asylum, ran over, knocked at the door and shouted arouse any one sleeping in the building. No one replied and it was later discovered that the family was out of town. The alarm was raised and communicated to the Belmont Police Station. detachment under Sergt. Major Semper turned out wito the reel to find the place well alight. The Central Fire Brigade was notified and the Buick and Chemical Engine were despatched, the Superintendent Inspector Power, attending on the spot soon after their arrival.
The building was then enveloped Several lengths bose were 3ths of connected to the bydrants and played on the flames, a good water pressure ing obtained but the building was gutted with its contents.
A: o clok the fire had been ex tinguished. small house at the back of the building was also razed.
The property is insured and is mortgaged with the Trinidad Building and Loan Association.
BUILDING AND FURNITURE INSURED Nothing remained of the two story building save a few charrei uprights, beams and pillars.
Through the house being locked nothing of the household effects was saved and small at the back, used as a clinic by building Nurse Iris Thomas, mother of the The berawas also destroyed.
building and furniture are insured with the Commercial Union Fire Insurance Co. of which Messrs. Tripp Co.
are the agents, for 1, 100 house 600 and furniture, 500.
Miss Thomas and her mother wbo were out of town, turned on Monday night. They had leit home on Saturday afternoon (Continued on page 31 inflaces.
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