Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-10-23
A FLOURIsHING ORDER.
An Elaborate Entertainment Given


An Elaborate Entertainments Given
Last Evening.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
gave an entertainment and banquet last
evening in their lodge rooms in the CouR-
TER building. There we're invited guests
from the Silver City lodge of Meriden,
which holds the palm for growth in the
state, and the Woodwork lodge of Birm-
ingham. Among the .dignttaries present
were Grand Master w. E. F. Sanders of
New London, Master Workman Hitchcock
of Meriden, and Grand Overseer W. Far
rem. Remarks were made by the parties
named, of highly appropriate character
and enthusiastically received and renewed
inspiration given to the members for great
er growth. Fifty new members were
guaranteed to Momanguin lodge before the
first of January
In the entire order of America, which
numbers in total about quarter of mil
lion, there has been paid out $32, 000, 900
in benefits to 900 widows. The order
was instituted in 1879 with eleven lodges,
with 331 members. 1t pays benefit of
$4,000 at death each paying in and drawing
out alike. The assessments have averaged
less than dollar q month and nine dollars
has been the cost thus far this year. No
assessments were made either in Septem-
Der or October.
A goodly assortment of eatables finished
the entertainment, which had been pre-
pared by Caterer Fl. E. Bradley. The af-
fair was of the pleasantest nature and en-
joyed by all. 1t is hoped to renew these
monthly. =
A CABOOsE sPLINTERED.
Two Freight Trains on the Housa-
tonic system COllide-F1reman Nor
ton Suffers Injuries-Almost a ser1-
Gus Accident.
An accident happened on the Derby ex-
tension near Botsford's yesterday morn
ing. It was a collision between two
freights, the Botsford freight for New
Haven and the Wilson Point. The former
train had run on to siding in order toget
and thereby portion of the train was on
the main Housatonic track. A fagman
had been sent back about half mile. to
warn the Wilson Point train, but for some
reason or other he either failed to make
Engineer Shepard of that train notice the
signal or neglected to do his duty. Just
as the Botsford train was getting ready to
back on to the main track the Wilson Point
train was seen coming around the curve at
lively rate. Engineer Fred Shepard of
the Wilson Point train saw that a collision
was inevitable, but reversed the lever and
did all in his power to stop the train, but
was unsuccessful, and jumped from the
train. At the same time he warned his
fireman, William Norton to do the same.
Norton was not so successful and sus-
tanned some injuries in jumping by being
thrown against log. He was brought to
this city about o'clock in the morning
and taken to his home on Spring street.
At late hour last evening his physician
reported him to be in comfortable condi-
ton and that nothing serious might be ap-
pretended.
The engine of the Wilson's Point train
cut clear through the caboose of the Bots
ford train and smashed it to kindling wood.
The two cars next to the caboose were also
demolished and the debris piled in heap
on the turnout track. The engine of the
Wilson's Point train was somewhat dam
aged, as were several of the cars. The
wrecked cars were piled in promiscuous
heap about the track.
Traffic was not delayed, however, as it
was on a turnout track seldom used The
total damage will not count up much over
81, 600. The company is investigating the
cause of the accident and cannot say yet
who was to blame.