Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-01-15
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Trying to Remove the Wrecked
Train-An Old Lady Kined-A Dam
Threatens Disaster Repairs at
Derby Railroad Bridge-Dynamite
Used at the Dam.
The officials of the Meriden, Cromwell
and Waterbury road have large gang of
men at work trying to remove the wreck
of the engine and car which went into the
Little river bridge. Monday morning. The
tools which the company have to work
with are very inadequate and it is thought
that help will have to be received from
some other road. Although large gang
of men are at work, but little progress to-
wards removing the engine and car from the bed
Of the river has been made. The engine lies in
about ten feet of water. The bridge cannot be
rebuilt until the engine has been removed as it
lies directly beneath the proposed bridge
Mrs Driscon residing in Portland. was walk
ing on the tracks of the Air Line road at Middle
town yesterday morning and had started to cross
the trestle when train approached She either
stepped or slipped off the trestle to the ground,
and q shoulder and received internal injuries
which caused her death in an hour. She was
sixty years Of age and very heavy
Of the Windsor Locks Water company which was
discovered to be leaking badly Saturday; dirt
dam has been built around the stone dam and
the work of strengthening it is still going on
Horace johnson, the famed Connecticut
state papers correcting a report that he was in
i'll health: Mr.: johnson is as well mentally and
| physically and his mental faculties were never
clearer or in better working order Mr.. Johnsons
| interest in meterology is undated.
large force of men are at work at Derby
trying to replace the Derby railroad bridge which
was washed away by the freshet of Monday The
800 rect OF spdg which was carried away way vii,
gangs, and the work is being pushed day and
night All the tools necessary for quick work are
days will be ready.
Dynamite was used to blast the ice from the
Peoy
| Ousatonic dam the damage to the gate is being
repaired The water had to be drawn out Of the
canal for the purpose. and the factories will be
Senator David II. Read IS no longer ; president OF
owing to the many demands upon his time
Charles R. Brothwell has been elected to succeed
| him 1t was voted not to join the state board OF
trade, but to continue membership in the nationa
| board. The annual banquet win be held at the
Atlantic house in February.
The present membership of the 1. o. o. F. Au
tuaf Aid association is ,79s as against ares or
January of last year: During the past yea
| dropped for non-payment of assessments. The
deaths in 1889 were ffty-three, one less than the
Bearing on the books is graded as follows Vs." Fal
grade benefit at So, 000 1903; three-quarter bene
fit at 81 500, $50; onehalf grade benefit at 81,
Co., 106; one-quarter grade benefit at $500, seven
| ty-nine. The receipts during the year were $50
in membership fees, Ss6, 03s9 90 in assessment.
and 81 1888 70 in interest There was ss7, &c OF
| hand at the last annual meeting, making a tota
| of 1926 52S. 90. The disbursements amounted t.
| $50, 7OO74, of which SS4 900 represents benefits
| paid on fifty one deaths. There is now cash oil
hand to the amount OF $3.50, S27.4 As.
Miss Georgia A. Murray daughter of Mr. ant
Mrs. William Murray, died suddenly of hear
failure at the residence of her parents in Blacl
Rock near Bridgeport yesterday morning. Sh,
had always been in comparatively good health
and the announcement of her sudden death vii
be great surprise to her numerous friends. Sh
was twentyeight years of age, and besides he
father and mother leaves several brothers an,
| sisters.
| A reorganization of the New York, Bridgeport
| and Eastern railway company, the successor 0
the ancient and perennial Olmstead parallel, ha
been effected with Henry R. Parrot of Bridge
port as president, George S. Forbush of Brook
line, Mass, is vice president, George E. Spare O
New Haven treasurer, and Thomas N. Brown O
New York secretary. A. A. Winton Of Bridge
port and E. K. Lockwood, and George R. Cowle
| of Norwalk are on the board of directors. TIL
| parties interested in the new company are sui
} stantally the same as those connected with II
predecessor which was adjudged to be defunct
few months ago by the superior court