Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-14

Charles P. Clark. .94,s24 Joseph Park. .q, ,82i Chauncey M. Depew. .94, ,844
 H. Sidney Hayden received fifty votes. Messrs. George w. Curtis, of this city, and w. E. Barnett, of New York, acted as tellers The meeting was tame and quiet one, ali because Henry c. Goodwin was absent. President Watrous presided. The zero wealth CT of late was discussed by the stockholders before the meeting began, each having low state of the thermometer in his town to re- port. William D. Bishop, jr., of Bridgeport, the young secretary of the company, read the minutes of last years meeting. Messrs. Charles A. White, of this city, and William M Hudson, of Hartford, were reelected auditors. Hon. Henry c. Robinson broke the ice by cheerfully inviting President Wat rous to tell what had been done of interest during the past year. Mr. Watrous respond ed, speaking of the progress made in stone balIasting, which is now finished from Spring
 field to the Housatonic river, and will be push ed forward to Harlem river as fast as the re- sources of the road permit. The new annex to the New York depot all were familiar with, but if any stockholders had not seen 1t they should go down and see it and thus also con-
  changes in bridges were not to cast iron, but to wrought iron. The Housatonic bridge was now all right for the heaviest trains. The accident at Pelhamville was purely acci- dental, and that no passenger was injured seemed marvellous.
 MT. Robinson then said that he was great admirer of MT. Garrett's philanthropy in re- spect to the treatment of the employees on his great system of railroads, and said he would like to ask what is the custom on this road in case an employe is injured in the discharge of his duty.
 ''If an employe is injured in the faithful discharge of our business we pay all the geon's expenses said MT. Watrous, land give him half his pay for three months. If he is not well by that time we make some different arrangements with him. If he is killed we go just so far with his case as we can with other peoples money"
 MT. Robinson again took the floor. He moved to adjourn; carried.
 AT SEA IN A WINTER GALE. Encountering a Blizzard - PerIlous
 Situation of the New Haven Party
 On the SlOop Yacht Button of the
 Jersey Coast
 Particulars of their trip reached this city yesterday from ex-Commodore H. D. Billiard and his companions who sailed from New York last week in the sloop yacht "Button" for southern waters on hunting cruise.
 Friday night when New Haveners were listening to the bowling blizzard, safely slowed beside a warm fire, the Button" was outside the Jersey beach, about thirty miles from Cape May, battling fierce northeaster. At nightfall the wind changed and began to blow from the seaward with terrific strength. and the darkness became impe netrable by the sleet and snow. Realizing their peril ous position Commodore Billiard at once de- cided 10 ''heave to- and weather the gale that way, so the sloop was put under the shortest sail This was accomplished with the greatest difficulty, for the seas had risen to an enormous height, breaking over the yacht constantly, freezing upon everything, making it an utter impossi- bility to keep one's footing upon decks. Yet after much labor in the chilling wind and icy water, which drenched the winter yachtsmen and clothed them in ice until they were al- most exhausted, this was accomplished. With the exception of Commodore Billiard all the members of the party are inexperi- enced boatmen- and for the first time were experiencing winter gale ill small boat at sea- For time the sloop rode well hove to, but the gale was increasing momentarily and
 
 before the gale. While preparing to do so a blast of wind blew the mainsail from the bolt-ropes, breaking the gaff and splitting the sail. When in this serious sit uation, but for the forethought and skill of Captain Billiard she would have undoubtedly foundered. She was thrown on her beam ends, seas were breaking with terrific force over her and she was encased in coating of ice nearly four inches thick, which alone made her top heavy and unseaworthy. Com modore Billiard, grasping the situation, left the wheel for the instant to the care of an- other and running forward over sthe ice- covered decks and out upon the treacherous sea with every pitch of the vessel, cut instantly the stops which held the jib. Fastening inboard from his perilous posi- tion, he, enveloped in the breaking foam, dexterously set the jib, and the sloop was once more under control and the peril of the moment was over: So buIying with every sea and covered with ice, all hands nearly frozen, she ran before it, successfully mount ing each crest from ths hollows of the sea into which she fell each time as if never to rise again. At last, in the inky darkness, the rays of Cape May light appeared; g harbor was not far distant. Would they reach it9 At this juncture the pinnacle light, drenching the cabin and carrying oyerboard two skiffs which were lashed on deck, carrying every movable thinfg and crashing in the bull warks, and with difficulty the yachtsmen their hold on deck. But after long of anxiety the yacht made the Cape. A few miles more and the buoy light of Morris river made, the breakers on the bar were successfully passed, and the storm-scarred but fortunate sloop entered the river and rounded to i'll place of safety. Their safe arrival is undoubtedly due to the skill and persever- anee of Commodore Billiard, to whom the credit for the safety of the Button" and her crew entirely belongs. The yacht now lies at Morris river repairing damages and re- placing what they lost in the gale. The rest of their cruise will be in inland waters, therefore it will be continued without the hardship and danger of another outside pas sage.
 THE NEW HAVEN YACHT CLUB Vote to Hold An Entertainment At