Connecticut western news., 1893-06-29
LAKE EvILLE.

Mir and Mrs Geo. B. Burrall went to visit the Worlds Fair last week We'd nesday and will be absent month.
 John McKone and Miss Emma Whal- en, daughter of Jas Whalen, were mar ried last week Wednesday morning at St. Mary's church by the Rev Fr Ban non. The happy couple left on the noon train for Albany on their wedding tour, amid the congratulations of their many friends.
 Mrs Louise Van Blake, (colored) died recently in New York city at a hospital. She had been a resident here for many years and was hard working woman.
 The second nine of Millerton played game of ball with our second nine last Saturday afternoon on their grounds. Result, IT to 13 in favor of Lakeville.
 Edward Winkworth and his brother arrived home from their visit to the Worlds Fair and oth~r noted places Tn the West last week Tuesday evening. On Thursday following Ed accompanied his brother to New York city on his way home to London, Eng Mir Wink worth sailed on last Saturdays steamer.
 Miss Margaret s. Kane, eldest daugh- ter of Wm Kane, graduated last week Tuesday at the Robbins School, Norfolk.
 The commencement exercises of St. Joseph's Academy took place last Fri day evening at Academy Hall. A large and enthusiastic audience was present to witness the performance of the well drilled pupils.
 Last week Monday John Beers ar rived at home from Chicago where he has been working at his trade of paint ing for over 8 year. He came via New York and Bridgeport; Tn the latter city he has sister Nettie, and many friends. Mir Roberts, one of the knife factory hands, who lives in one of the company s tenement houses which will be demol- ished to make room for 8 park, nov ed his family into Owen McCue's tene- mont house last week.
 Many people from here and vicinity went last Sunday afternoon to the Hotchkiss school to hear Rev Prof Mar ion of Hartford, preach the Bacca- laureate sermon. Twelve of the stu dents graduate from the school this term. Monday evening ball was giv- en at the school in honor of this event. An orchestra from New Haven was pres ent, which discoursed sweet music, and the youth and beauty of Lakeville and vicinity were present.
 A large number of young and old people went to see the Children's day celebration at the Congregational church last Sunday. Dr Knights orchestra also attended and added greatly, by their inspiring music, to thrill the hearts of the large congregation. Dr Knight presided at the organ as usual and his magic touch on the fine organ and the singing of the children were grand indeed.
 / Monday at 4. 30 o'clock a. m. our p6R- by the schreeching whistles of two loco motives and immediately afterwards the hissing sounds of escaping steam. So every body at once concluded there must have occurred collision, and it was a most fearful one, two locomotives and eight cars smashed near the grove on the east side of the bridge. The trains that collided were freight trains. The one going west was composed of empty cars, and the east-bound one of loaded ones. The two cars next to the engine were filled with grain, wheat, which was strewn all over the track sev- eral feet in depth. When the west bound train neared the bridge the en- gineer saw the east-bound train ap- preaching and he at once blew the whistle and jumped through the win dow. His fireman heard the whistle, looked around and saw his engineer going through the window and he also jumped. The same was done by the train hands of the east bound train. When I saw the wreck at seven o'clock in the morning one car was on top of the engines standing end up all afre. The locomotives were wedged together so that when they put two locomotives on each end of them and put on all the steam they could to pull them apart, they could not budge them. All the train hands escaped without serious in- jury. A large force of men, under the direction of Sup't Blaine and other officials, was at work all day clearing away the wreck and building 8 track around the locomotives, so that by six o'clock in the evening trains could go through without hindrance The gen. eral report is that the accident was caused by the negligence of the night operator at Salisbury, who was ordered to hold the west-bound train till the east bound train arrived, but did not display the red lantern and the common belief is that the operator was asleep at his post. At about one o'clock Tues day afternoon the locomotives were full pulled apart. k MT and Mrs A. F.. Roberts and family start today for visit to the World { Fair and will be absent about three weeks.