Haligonians Spend Weary, Short Of Staff After Blasts Out In Open c s told of Anxious Night urt vesterday Over n7-6 eper enta of cathee shop e, of Berke- e c nle · Qwnn e a n e n stores a d r staur nts lo t d in th A gray dawn broke today on e e e e e 0 ta\ a. holding a civilian s had main busin ss se tion of Barrington sights unparall led in Halif x si c 12.30 a.m. Hu dredse who s e e ac last e ova Scotian Hotel e c thoughte the eworst was ov r and had Str et were eith r closed or xp cl­ the 1917 explo ion as thousands of e s him. The victim of the n e e int{'ndeds to spend th night in theira es ing to clo e b for noon, cording Jl'en, wom n and hildr n who had s hom s e gath red coatse or blanketsca to a survey mad at 9.30 thi morn­s burne are charged, was slop s o open sp c . I s a Epe t thea eIon� es nightc ona th f ande treamede s to the I is still con­ Hill, the Comme ons, on lawns On th Commonse w re many rs, ing. Reasone given for the clo ings eaman, who Citadel mo tly of priv t r iden es nd in parkes U1 ir owne r sleepinge -or strying to were lack of st ff. Other re:ae­ ffered. sons w re, howeyer, straggled back toe th ir homes and sleep-insid . e e e broken win- work. though many still r - Gen erally sp aking, tho e driven dows, c. staffsc needmg ��t, san� b - their caus . the l � 15 d mftined In the op n space�. e e from their homes wer in good hu-n nother f lowc osmg.e ban was the difficulties of the ePra ti eally noe restaurantc m the I stille under officials c e meree d spitec the and vith o e main dow tov..s n dI�tri t of _eth cityc Glass Noi:!h End ofe thee city. how v r, night. Majoritye agreed c V-E Day re ope _n at t n o_clo k th1� ­ ven a.m. a ound true k secroll d ch rful itizen whoe said: "Thee �v morn at ss es I'll mg and It wa th str ets urging people sooner the bigganr blasts ome, if I , d1fflcult to g t a up throughe e of coff e. ' who e hom are in thea tion they are coming, th sooner b ------- IS Aval 1 b I e still-burning munitions able to go home d get some sleep." [ a n ar st the e e e • dump not to return.e Br a kfastc was - � • e s ce temporarily th s rved somen of th out e ·s L, ft o,·e.r gla�s supply from hom le s at th Navy Le gue entre y h T II 01 Enter,ng E Day riots will go to repla the on the Wa derers Grounds. I I e • in e v plate glass windows'broken e Littlee Sleep agaz,ne A I ter F frst Bl ast on glase e M e n t, e s ��� f ��.� �t Unshav n m n and dreary-e yed • 'l/:�: e cni l e 1 w;J.s, ord r d wom n, many ofe �hornes had gone A su!lmente esupply e e 1917, l d e e n a e May to tak are of the new through th blasts mnea �� A daring Halifax youth told todar paradea of t e r fuge . They mag e ande th e d alersa e will b bt} � l!,1���� how he enter d th av l ars nal o n as en the gh e e n e s ove rom ready toe replace the glass _ase � .o e P �p 0'"'! • ��'ii�J1:� \�: �� area last night shortly after the first M d F v e e e • " I they ar �ur �h dame g lS fmished. a e bl ... front th xeplodie 0g major blast, while sh ll and rockets Ther 1s st!ll a shortags s of h l e es a mm n tion. Som c wer uippe throu�h the lr, and nee ded t ut in th windowss in thee ue i ee q .,. 1 w re screaminge a D anger One ts, but �ost ew r ? t, z hop lacking "'ith blank c caped unsc thed aalthough forced many h��ese and of the �ight I e a dealer are confid nt and b twe n the thhille P c I to leav his car behind. h but the e plos1 n e I m;l n 1 fax aiar and sthe r:ump of th e.cx e0 ;1 �e wasc Znen aGr ves, 18, of 286 e l not b l ng be ore Hali s ta le . As a result of xplosions t th presen t ta r nea ron t to combin d withe s e Qumpool Road,s employed on a c1v1l-s a n c to, es can hooting thousands of fe t in i r naval armam nt depot yesterday hcppers. :tl mese. an t u k ga g t the arsenal priore e es e I the air, ther wa . littlee sl ep fore to explo ions. Graves wa t all aval and mer hant ships con- 0 1 the e e an n e home whe the first explosione e l t go, w re d­ Ca•e To Go To Supreme Court-s :,w · l e ns taining xplosiv ace removede . ';,oc t d Hi l som ehadc dropp d but afte_r determining location of th {' rl . �o.le a nav�l . ratmg froi:n ter- s e frome th danger zone around B • off c;i�u! s•lumber wh n the c d tonatio1:1 drove eto the sc ? F rt 'I' 11\1::im, O�tano, ,,ho . 1 Y, the · forde Basin. to pl s of saf ly al ri;ed .,, , n'fi' blast..· al �3_50 ·ripp d a toss e Tra,'.cllmgc along thea �uft nCov 1th breaking ar.d enterme � · women and hil- th asouth part of the harbor, it was f T . C J - CIt S ream f r om . e e roada mto c the ars nals si�e, Graves e Je ·e.lery �lore o . ohn aS th t r- r vealed by aut}toritativee sourcu • n and Son 4.41 Barrington Str l't dren were heard plamly ' e ene ountereds a padre, priest a dea an tod y. f , plosion thu r d f om a c e n,i;! t �f June 5 w:is commit- rifying � nd i; ermy offi er who. wi hed to reach Corvettes,e destroy rse and other r tnnl before the next s, .sion the burnmgn shells. e a th bl� t area to aid those they f r- naval cr ft nowe s oc upy berths at w e At 1.30 a.m. �e sound t:ucke trea".eel-e I d.,senously hurt. , tne S11pre11e Courte h ne he ng . th mouthe of North W st Arm, and cared before Magistrale R. J. kd arou d Citada l n Hill ew rni We started to goe �ns. but �h behind Georg ' Island. They will dang r of mor s v r e s s F n in City Polic Court ) sler- I that th!! e . ande rockets weree poppmg andc it got remain th erec until the danger of d y . blasts was not p cst a d ord rmg the pretty hot," Gra�· s aid. "The further xplo ion y from the e e e is over. _ _ throngs toa mov . awac ee thr e men decid d to turn ba k bute c Most m r hant shipping agents the harbor. In I I I e THE HALIFAX MAIL 13 eastern slopes fa mg Is kept one going. e r port d, howev r, they dids not ___ ..__________ the rowd h ed I orderlye s ef shion.c hill ? ''When got near the fireI zon onsider it n cessary to move s hips 1he warning and within a short time aw a fir truck whos se drive cr didn'tc which contamed no explosive . t rn se t.ion of the was e be h ea t l knows how to get out, so showed The fire boat Jamaes Battle 1 re- I virtually bare of peop e. him the way.s I gue all th onnee - port d to e standing by at he t v. F a.mellles c Separated c tion were brokee nI and. the firemene Halifax Shipyards long with the e e e s e there helples at the time. Wh n a smaller Rouille . c e tl11 During th onfusions many e hile- big blast cam educked be side Cunard aWhite Siar said athe troop-ea of blast after blast swept over dr n b cam c eparateds from th ir n e road. ce s e ship Ile d Fran h l ft port ight from parents. Early today, hortly eb for "Going outa we m t eca numb r no.f morning t 8.10. She w s cl red the exploding Bed­ t e four o' lock bla t, the sound e resident eh e e s aval offi r who det:1ded to cl ar yesterday.