Show POISON POISO V GAS CHOKES UNIFORM WORKERS IN NEW NEWYORK YORK LOFT New ew York lork Feb 20 Almost O. Almost persons employed in iii a W. W Thirteenth Thirteenth Thir Thir- street loft building where army uniforms arc are made have been overcome o by fumes of oC some mysterious mys gas Jas sluice since noon yesterday All efforts of ot health department of officials of- of and the th police to trace the gas have been unsuccessful A quantity of oC khaki cloth was received b by a contractor on the ninth floor Tuesday and almost Immediately Im Im- mi- mediately at afterward ard 1 the elevator men who had handled It It became ill From that tine time throughout hout the afternoon workers became unconscious clous all over that loot floor I and in chops on tho the three lire stories 1 above The They were revived and amid sent home This morning morning- the odor was again agnin noticed and by 10 a. a m m. so man many persons had been overcome o that the plant Ilant was shut hut down and a call can sent for Cor the police who iho summoned doctors and ambulances |