The Newtown bee., 1888-12-21
Whispered Along the Rail.
Housatonio Mileage Books ON the Extension.

Housatonic Mileage Books on the Extension.
Conductor G. M. Phillips, who runs
the passenger trains on the Derby ex-
tension, received notice, Saturday, 10th,
from General Passenger Agent A. w.
Perrin that Housatonic mileage books
would be accepted on the New Haven &
Derby. This will be good news to
many.
Engineer Lyman of the Hou :atonic
road was struck by an engine which was
backing into the Bridgeport round house
and cut On the head.
ssYou were slightly mistaken in saying |
that car would run from Botsford to
New Hrven over the Derby said one of
the construction bosses on the extension.
sit could not get over the grade at Tur-
key hill, east of Derby
Engineer Burt Neal handles Housaton-
ic switch engine No. l, which is just out
of the repair shops at Falls Village.
Mastic paint is being literally used on
the ironwork of Housatonic bridges and
turn tables.
Conductor #. w. Woodruff of the
Housatonic is back on the local freight,
lately run by William Jaqua, who is now
on the Wilson Point freight, between
Great Darlington and Norwalk.
Ties are laid for a long double ender
switch on the bank of the canal in Shell
ton, north of the viaduct.
Saturday night train on the extension
stopped at the eastern end of Zoar
Bridge trestle, for the first time. This
will be a convenient station, when there
is depot building.
The Housatonic's annual report is fat
tering, Col Stevenson reporting 81 esq.,
4 Alb receipts, which furnishes a total sur
plus of sac, 4S7. The road has been
vastly improved in rolling stock, in its
bridges, track and road-bed, in its Wilson
| Point terminal and New Haven connect
ion and now has 36 engines, 80 passen-
ger and 1lS6 freight and fat cars and
carried l ,02l ,G25 passengers and 500, 271
tons of freight. The present manage
ment has naturally been continued, with
i Col Stevenson at the helm.
i A Danbury & Norwalk freight train
broke in two near Branchville, last week.
Contrary to rule, the engineer stopped
his engine and great crash resulted
,x,l,o ne y,,+ inf +
i Over year ago, the Housatonic road
sought a passage through Danbury, that
trains might be transferred from the mair
line to the Danbury & Norwalk without
change. 1t was impossible to effect a
purchase, as the land owners asked large
prices and link was built at Hawley-
vile, just above the depot. This has moi
). proved success, for the curve is SHARP
and the grade heavy. Accordingly, Vict
! President Stevenson selected suitabl,
J route through Danbury and has purchas
ed, for $4,000, the property owned by
the old Bartram & Fanton Sewing Ma
chine Co. Deeds have been drawn ant
signed and construction is to begin al
/, once. Thus Danbury smiles again!
Agent A. c. Bradley is off duty a
Brookfield Junction, because of poo
: health.
f. w. Woodruff of the Housatonic ha
! enjoyed few days vacation.
: The Housatonic road will petition TO
: an increase of its capital stock. 1t vii
e use the sum, s4,5OO,0Oo, in building tn
: Parallel, it is said.
The second accident on the Derby eS
tension occurred, last week Wednesda
!, !, night, when a refrigerator car jumpe
. the track at Round Hill brook, carryin
another car with it. No one was hurt
Z but the car was wrecked, going to til
bottom of the 40-foot embankment. Th
: accident was caused by popularity
: the car, which has twice before jumpe
, the track.
nl Some weeks ago, the BEE printed lii
is of passenger tariff ON the Derby, fro
,e Botsford to New Haven and informed
lie ate stations. This included the rebate
D. regular fares are five cents less.