Connecticut western news., 1892-11-17
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 of People Whose Time T. Valuable. | NEW HAVEN, Nov. 14--Another case of rmallpox has developed at the hospital | The patient was removed to the pesthouae. | Two or three other patiepts have the arut symptoms of the disease and th.. Rreatssa uneasiness prevails among the 20 inmntcs of the institution. The new case will cause an extension of the time of quanantiDs. | and if other cases are found the quarantine will be kept up indefinitely. The second victim is Michael Callahan, of NauEstuok. aged forty. His cot was near Co that of O. | w. Pratt, who was the hrrt smallpox psr ient. There are now 180 paticnta, forty nurses and fifty other attendants in the hospital, including the medical stan, but only a few of these have been in olo~c con tact with the people in the wards where the disease has appeared, and only . few are liable to infection, as the majority had been vaccinated before exposure Angelo Potrino Hanged. NEW HAVEN, Nov. i4-Angelo PetriIlo, who murdered his brother-in-law, MichAai | this city at t0:30 o'clock this morning. Dur. Ing his confinement he made four attempts at suicide The execution was the first banging in New Haven in eleven years, the last being in 1881, when Chip Smith wsn executed.
 Mailman Runs Amnek. | BRIDGEPORT. Nov. A.--A madman, wild | eyed and of powerful build, rushed into a house on Lafayette street at Bridgeport and ran through the building. The womr en within screamed with terror and some men who were working near arrived tusa in time to see the lunatic jump fom a window. They overlook him as he wAa | trying to scale high fence. and deaper- ate struggle followed. The maniac fought . SO fercely that his clothing was almost oouly. pleteiy torn from his body. Another light | took place when the man reached the r0- lice station, but he was finally forced irite a strait jacket Then he was wrapped in blanket and taken to the toYn farm. The unfortunate fellow is A Russian about fifty years of age. He appearp unable to understand the English tongue. | Struck by Trolley Wire.
 NORWICH, Nov. lA--A live trolley wire was torn down here, and grocer's horse, a steed attached to a bakers wagon and . spaniel dog were all knocked endwfse, but | not serlously hurt A oar conductor also received a severe shock.
 Struck by Train.
 MERIpEN, Nov. 14--one of Seth J. Halls teams, driven by Patrick Plppkett, was struck by a train at Twiss pond, near heras | One train had just passed, and this dis tracted attention from the second one. which struck and threw horse man and wagon in heap. Mr. Plunkett was hurt on the head neck and hip. Or. Balrcr, | who has charge of the horse. cannot say whether 1t will live or not, owing to in- ternal injuries. The wagon was a total wreck.
 Locomotivos Dsmslish.d-
 HAwLEYvILLE, Nov. 1.-Two freight trains crashed together, head to head, on the sharp curve near Hobart switch, a mile and half west of this place, and both engines were badly wrecked. Five oars were totally demolished. The track was torn up, and the cars contents were Atrewm about i'm confusion. The through freight from East Hartford, in charge of Conduct | or Richardson, was very late and was making up time at full speed when 10 turned into the long curve where the disastrous wreck occurred one year ego in which three men were kNled. As the train rounded the curve the engineer and fire man saw the headlight of the vast bound freight from Hopewell, in charge of Con- ductor Cook, and just had time to jump before the engines crashed together. The | engineer and fireman on the second train also jumped and escaped with their lives. Some mistake in giving or receiving orders Is evidently responsible for the collision. but the blame has not yet been placed.
 Highway Robbery and Murder.
 HARTFoRp, Nov 1.-Two Swedes cm- ployed at the reservoir in West Hartford were wsylaid at the foot of Taloott noun tains. One was shot and is not expected to live. He said his companion was stoned to death and dragged into the woods. The cause of the assault was undoubtedly rob bery, as both men were robbed of their wages. The body of the man who was re- ported to have been stoned to death has not been discovered, although party of search CTS are securing the woods. A general alarm has been sent out by the police.
 Probable Murder by an Italian.
 HARGFoRD Nov. As-Frank Gavin, an Irishman, was violently assaulted by. an Italian, while both men stood on the scAf- folding of n new building The Italian struck Gavin on the head with { brick, knocking him off the soafolding fhftesn feet to the ground. Gavin's injuries are probably fatal.
 Six Hundred Men Out of Work. | HAXLkTONt NOV 1As -Ine plR nOncy Brook mine at Audenred, operated by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company. is pn fire and will probably be totally de- \ stroyed. The mine will be flooded but it will be over week before the water can be raised to the burning portions of the in- terior The fire started Friday night, and force of men who were fighting it were forced to beat hasty retreat Saturday morning because of the presence of black damp Six hundred workmen are thrown put of employment
 | Under a Train.
 NEW HAVEN, Nov l2-Collector John l. Hutchinson had thrilling adventure near Essex While walking the treck he fell into a cattle guard, and before he could ex- lricate himself passenger train backed down on him. He barely had time to crouch down and allow the train to pass bver him.
 A Missing Connecticut Man.
 WATERBURY, Nov t2.--on Oct 10 Jamea w. Carson, of Torrington, disappeared, and his family failed to make the matter known, believing that he was visiting some relatives Now they believe he has com mitted suicide. He was prominent ciu- zen, a leader In society and a member of the Y. Nj. c. A. For flfteen years he was trusted employee of the Turner-SeymoW company. He left the company in Septem- ber and his name was unpleasantly mixed up with a shortage in the accounts of the corporation.
 Fell on a Hot Stove.
 MERIDES, Nov. g. - Mrs Patrick Car bine while cooking was taken with. fit