Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-01

tbe late warden of the borough and the life long friend of the soldier, Dr. Ambrose Beardsley. At the soldiers monument on the public park Captain s. E. Chaffee read tbe list of the dead whose honored names are inscribed on the monument, and then the column moved to Main street where the pa rade was dismissed.
 Much credit is due the committee of the post, of which Captain S. E.. Chafee was Chairman; also to Connrade T. Chadeayne and Misses Hattie Moore and Lena Booth, who had charge of trimming the monument on the park It was done with great taste.
 The ladies of the w. T. O.. U. of Shelton presented and pinned on the coats of each of the committee very pretty buttonhole bou- qust There were 102 graves decorated.
 Comrade s. G. Blakeman was the grand marshal and the Sons of Veterans drum corps furnished music for the post.
 Kellogg post and the Sons of Veterans drum corps went to Naugatuck at 1:20 o'clock p. m. on the special train.
 AT THE BASE OF A STEEP INCLINE. A Dangerous Spot mt East Rock Park-Tfmely Warning.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL CoURIER:
 have two reasons for asking you to pub fish the following communication. The one to give correct version of the accident to myself, in place of the incorrect accounts al NS~oN to call public attention to the existence of a dangerous spot in the park, and so prevent as far as possible the recurrence of accidents from that source There were three acc1- dents at East Rock Park on last Thursduy, \ and each of them at the base of the steep | incline connecting the Farnam with the h.
 dian Head drive. My own was the consisted of three ladies and my l granddaughter. When about two-thirds of the way down this incline a breechlng-strap \ parted, my horse became frantic, and as soon as I reached the foot of the incline turned him off to the right, among the rocks
 and trees, to stop him. This appeared my \ only chance of safety, as I perceived l could not continue in the road and round the sharp curve at the left without an upset: My carriage was large and strong one ana we escaped with slight bruises. It was marvellous deliverance, for which l am
 very thankful. l expected every mo, S. ment to be dashed to the ground or over the precipice And I never wish to be in such \ a fearful situation again. While waiting for help light square body, top wagon
 came down the incline at a tolerably brisk ! pace, and passing around the sharp curve a'
 the base upset, throwing all the
 occupants to the ground. They were Ger
 man, his wife and six small children. They
 were all very much frightened and two o1 ! the children appeared seriously hurt.
 helped detach their horse and right thei1
 carriage, and they drove away bearing
 message from me for aid to Colonel Basser
 man. Meanwhile the tidings of my disaste
 reached Mr. Nichols, the policeman il
 charge, who came shortly before the arrlva
 of the colonel, and who rendered me effectiv
 aid in fighting my carriage, which lay nearl.
 forty feet from the road on the slope of tn
 saddle between Indian Head and East Rocl
 proper, and near the precipitous descent t
 the gorge. ! The third accident, already chronicled il ! the papers and by far the most serious in 1t ! results, occurred to Mrs. at Galt o'clocl ! and at the same place. New, in view of the great danger to whic all are exposed who maa this descent iron the Farnam drive along this connecting road
 which is simply the old, long existing Roc
 road widened, would suggest to the par | commissioners to have the upper gate close . ! against descend from above and to station | gate keeper there whose business it shoul l be to open the gate for those coming up fror Indian Head; or, in lieu of such an arrange
 ment, to close altogether this intermedlat passage between the two drives until sue ! time as uniting road of easy grade can ! built. l.. W. FITCH.