Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-14
EVENTS IN CONNECTICUT.

EVENTS IN CONNECTICUT.
Death of Ex-L1eutenant Governor
LOOMS His Burial In New Lon
don saturday - Death of w. w.
Backus of Yantfc That Proposed
$IO,OOO,OOO Brass Trust - General
News.
The death of ex-Lieutenant Governor
Loomis, which occurred at Hartford yester-
day at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G.
w. Havemeyer, was not unexpected, he
having been i'll for long time and gradu-
ally failing. He had been confined at his
home since February. The wife of the de-
ceased and two daughters, Mrs. Havemeyer
of this city and Mrs. George D. Whittlesey
of New London, survive him. Mrs. Loo
mis- is a confirmed invalid, having been |
sufferer for years with rheumatic trou-
bles.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor LOOMS was
born in Lyme, April 9, 1916, and was in
his seventy year. At the age of
twenty one he was elected colonel of the
Third regiment, Connecticut militia. In
1948 he removed to New London, and as a
manufacturer spent the most of his bust
ness life in that city.
Politically the ex-lieutenant governor
acted with the republicans until 1872, when
he united with the liberals in support of
Horace Greedy for president and was
presidential elector on the national ticket
that year. Since 1879 he had been identi-
fed with the democrats and was elected to
the second place on the ticket with Gov
ernor Hubbard in 1876: The burial will
take place in New London on Saturday.
The services in Hartford will be held at
o'clock Friday afternoon at the Washing
ton street residence.
THE PROPOSED BRASS TRUST.
The Ansonia Sentinel says of the forma-
ton of the proposed big brass trust in
Waterbury, of which mention was made
recently in our column: It will not af
feet Ansonia. This statement is made up
| on the authority of one of the largest brass
| manufacturers in the valley outside of
Waterbury. The state of affairs in that
| city is somewhat peculiar. The several
| large manufactures there are so inter-
linked that it is hard to separate them.
Several capitalists are directors in two or
more concerns and what they may make in
the way Of profits in one establishment
they may lose in the deficit of another.
The cutting in prices by No. may result
in large increase in business to the detri-
| ment of No. 2, and as the same men own
both concerns it is not profitable to them
manufacturer of Ansonia, who is a
large consumer of brass, says that the
idea, if confined to Waterbury alone, will
be good. It will tend to reduce prices be-
cause it concentrates the business in one
management and it can be run at lower
figure. Then the Ansonia and Bridgeport
companies remaining outside of the co n
bination gives healthy competition which
will keep the cost to the consumer on a
fair basis.
AS yet the trust is not on assured fact,
but if it does eventually come it will have
no effect on the local industries except to
stimulate them.
MR.. BACKUS DEAD.
NORWICH, July 13-William W. Back
us, a wealthy and retired farmer, died at
his home in Yantic this noon, aged eighty
T nine years. Mr.. Backus had been in fee
E BILE health for some time, and an attack Of
pneumonia finally carried him off. Mr.
Backus recently gave SIS, 900 to the city
for the purpose of erecting a hospital tt
bear his name.
THE G. N. G. AND THE WORLDS FAIR.
1 The National Guard from Connecticut
y y it is said, will hardly go as brigade t,
the fair, but plans are now on foot where
by provisional regiment comprising sucl
companies as could muster a good show
ing may go. The idea is to have all tn
men pay their own expenses.
LAID BY SUPERINTENDENT BAKER OF NEW
HAvEN-oTHER NEW HAvENERs PRES
ENT.
NEW LONDON, July 13.-Superintenden
E. B Baker of the Southern New Englan,
Telephone company, assisted by force o
workmen, laid new cable from this cit,
to Fishers island this morning, crossing
the waters Of the sound. The work wa
watched with interest by large numbe
of people, including some of the bes
in New England. Superintendent Bake
was assisted by Manager Babcock of tn
Hartford division, Southern New Eos
land company; Manager Riggs, New Hs
ven; Manager Ford of this city, and others
Among those present were Presiden
Morris F. Tyler and Treasurer E, N
Clarke of the Southern New Englan
n. company; W. A. Harris, manager Ne,
Id Haven division Western Union Telegram
Id company; Francis Hovey of the Long Di
lance Telephone company of New Yorl
George w. Phillips Of the Norwich Ele
at tric Light company; A. o. Morgan of IL
ne Bell Telephone company; Superintendent
White of the Providence Telephone g,
ct change, and E., A. Ferguson, one of IL
8; owners of Fishers island.
en- When the old cabla was taken up it VI
i iu found that about Ole half of it was fit Fl
at use This will be used in the Bridgepo
as harbor. After the laying of the cable tt
H. guests and others who participated we
A' entertained at dinner by Superintsndel
Baker at the Minatawket hotel, Fisher
st.: island
til: FIREMEN's CONVENTION.
ur Edward It. OBrien has been appoint,
ne delegate by Engine company No. 8
ali Hartford to the state fremen's annual CO
ow vention, which will be held in New Have
ue August 16 and II. A. j. Stone is the q
ng ternate.
ny, ny DIED IN NORWICH.
nd Thomas Standley, a travelling salesm'
" for the Richmond Stove company, died
his home in Norwich on Monday fro
yes heaat disease, at the age of thirty-o
at years. He had been i'll with the grip
Oh first. He was sitting in chair Mond
%; and his physician was present listening
=, ai his lungs and preparing to make pl
es, scription for his relief, when Mr. Standl
On, sprang to his feet and fell dead upon Il
= floor He was Mason and was high
esteemed by members of the fraternit
. He was buried in Troy, N. Y, yesterda
THE LATE GEORGE H. LOOMS.
The late G. II. LOOMS, who was stati'
| onopf Of Nbcctnut Hill m tho Air tt