Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-08

Inc last OF the series OF excursions given
by the Saratoga Hygiea Recreation compa-
ny left this city for Saratoga by special
train over the Housatonic road at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. There were about $50
people in the party, among them being the
following from this city:
T. 81. Fulton, jr. Mrs. T. 81. Fulton, Miss
Julia Colwell, Miss Riley, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Fl. Merwin, Mrs. J. R. johnson and John
w. Merwin of Merwin's Point, Mrs. w. Fl.
Kelsey, Mrs. William billiard, Mr.. and
Mrs F. E. Buckley, Mr.. and Mrs. T. E.
Beach, G. E. Hull, H. G. Hull, Thomas
Preston, Mrs. Fred Prella, Mrs. Kate
Krauss, Bert Stevens, George Stannard,
Mrs. S. J. Bennett, Mrs q. D. Bates, Mrs.
G. Watrous,. Miss Jennie P. Smith, Mrs.
Fl. M. Benedict, Mrs. M. E. Cook, Mrs.
Emily Fowler, G. G. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. B. Law, Miss M. A. Miller, Mrs. w.
H. Cox, II. A. Parker, J. Matthews.
More would have gone undoubtedly yes
terday had good weather been assured.
The next popular excursion will be to
Niagara Falls. It will occur on Septem-
Der %. Full particulars will be an
nounced.
Electr1c Cars-L1Ghtn1nS FAash1ng-
Alarmed Passengers.
Yesterdays Hartford Courant says: The
work upon the horse railroad, which has
been going on for some time on Main and
Asylum streets..and now around the city
hall, will provide suitable track for the
Barrett storage car. Before long the car
will probably be running on either the
Vernon street or the Parkville line. Presi-
dent Goodrich expresses himself as up to
the present time quite satisfied with the
working of this car, and the owners are
satisfied that it will stand the only re-
naming test, that of time. The economy
in storage car consists in the length of
time it will run without renewal of it's pos
tive batteries. A year is claimed for this
system. The grade on Trinity street will
furnish good test of the power
of the car to climb hills. For some
time this car has been idle, but arrange
ments have now been made by the
Barrett Storage Car company, through the
placing of an engine and dynamo at the
Wethersfeld stables, for charging the bat
teries of the car, which will soon resume
make any positive statement about the
running of cars to Glastonbury. There is
still work to be done on the causeway in
the latter town, while the bridge over the
Hockanum is far from completion. There
are difficulties in the way of transferring
passengers before the latter is finished, as
it would be hard to get car on the other
side of the bridge. Then, too, for the
present, the Morgan street crossing makes
the handling of any more passen-
gers for the other side of the river
hard task. At present there is room
for only one short car between the tracks
and the bridge, except on Sundays, when
there is no switching. When the Glaston.
bury line is completed the storage battery
car will probably be tried on it. On Sat
| urday the Hartford Light and Power com.
pany notified the Hartford and Wethers-
field horse railroad company that the dy.
namo which generates the electric power
supplied to the trolly system running the
Wethersfeld cars had broken dewn. The
horse railroad company took off the Barrett
storage car and, using the storage cells in
connection with the dynamo from which
they are charged, connected them with the
overhead wires, and the Wethersield cleo.
trio cars were run by this power yesterday.
The arrangements worked perfectly and
gave excellent results. The power was
ample and very steady. During the thun-
der storm about 9:15 o'clock last night the
| method received good test. An electric
car running to Hartford, just before turn
ing out Of Wethersfeld street, became
shrouded in brilliant flash of lightning
which alarmed the passengers. The cal
was stopped and it was found that one Of
the motors had been burned out. It was
cut off and the car, crowded with passen.
gers, IAN to Hartford with but one motor
in operation, there being plenty of power