Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-10
NEWS OF THE STATE.


Waterbury Smallpox Excitement-
Brakeman Devaux Not Expected to
Recoverable Health Board Meets.
WATERBURY,, Jan. 9.-Julisn e. Devaux,
of Charles street, the brakeman on Con-
ductor Munson's freight train on the Naug-
atuck division, who was taken down with
the smallpox, is lying at the pest house
with strongly developed and very serious
case of the disease. Devaux was taken i'll
last Tuesday and soon was in high fever.
Dr.. Il. 8. Warner was called to attend him
and toward the end of the week his condi-
ton was such as to excite grave suspicion.
Saturday DR.. Warner called on the health
officer with the request that he look into
the case. and in the evening they went to-
gether to Dsvaux's house. DR.. Frost was
afterward called in consultation and all
agreed that it was genuine case.
The disease Is so far advanced that grave
fears of his recovery are entertained. He
is about twenty-five years of age and his
home is in Torrington. He has been in the
employ of the Naugatuck division but Q
few weeks. The officials of the road pro-
pose to take every precaution called for,
and Conductor Munson and his crew will
have to submit to vaccination as soon as
possible.
The house where Dsvaux boarded is
our-story, eight-family wooden structure
at the south end of Charles street, and Is
owned by Edward Beaulsc, and thirty one
people are now living in 1t. When the
health officer went to remove the patient
he anticipated some trouble and exper-
fenced some, but he threatened to bring
onstables and remove all the inmates to
the pest house If they opposed his meas
ures. Guards were placed early Sunday
morning at the front and rear entrances,
and an iron clad quarantine will be en-
forced.
The imprisoned inmates are as follows:
William Green, wife and Ave children;
ed), wife and four children; Charles Shila-
Der, E. Posey, wife and five children
Frank LeClair and mother, George Thar
raia and wife, Napoleon Durocher, wife
and four children. As the inmates have
been passing the door of Deveaux's room
since his illness, and as several of them
have been in his room with simple rene
| dies, the health officer fears that more
cases will develop. The most stringent
care will be used to prevent egress from
| the house.
DR.. Robbins is of opinion that Devaux
| contracted the disease in Ansonia or New
| Haven. His train leaves Waterbury at
| 1:45 p. M, and stops some hours at Anso-
mia switching Another stop of three or
four hours is made in New Haven before
the train starts on It's return trip.
| The board of health held meeting this
afternoon to take action to prevent the
| spread of the disease.
| TWO FIRES IN wILLIMANTIC.
| W1LL1MANTIc, Jan. 9.-About 3 O'Clock
this morning the house of Frank Caisse
located in the section of the town popu
lated by French Canadians, was discovered
on fire. The flames had gained much
Roadway when they were first seen and i
was with much difficulty that three chill
dren, who were ill, were taken out II
safety. They were taken to a neighbor',
house and cared for. The house with con
tents was entirely consumed. The loss il
81, 500; insurance about $700. When thu
fire company was returning home blaz
was discovered in the kitchen of tn
Hooker house. This fire was quickly ex
tinguished by the fremen after damage
of about $3.50 had been done. 1t Is sup
posed that the blaze in the hotel csugh
from cooking stove.
| FIRE FROM DEFECTIVE FLUE.
NoRwIcH, Jan. 9.-Lsst night, at abou
$50 fire was discovered in the house o
Dslano Sheldon, about four miles from
here. The inmates were powerless to OK
tinguish the flames, and before tho aid o
the fire department could be obtained tn
house was totally destroyed. The barn
which is quite near, was saved by grea
effort. The loss is estimated at $500
with little or no insurance. The fire origi
mated from defective flue.
THE LATE DR.. JOHN H. WEIGH.
The late Dr.. WEIGH of Hartford, vic
president of the Mutual Benefit Life com
pany, died Sunday at his home, ags'
sixty-six. The cause of death was pneu
monia, succeeding an attack of grip. Dr.
Welch leaves SOD, John w. WEIGH, treas
urer of the Dime Savings bank of Hart
ford; and four daughters, Mrs. Everett P
Curtiss of Hartford, Mrs. Ives of Norfolk
| Mrs. Harrison of New York and Miss Welch
who lived with her father.
DR.. WEIGH was taken eick about q weel
ago, but his condition was not considered
critical until Friday. Sunday he failet
rapidly and consultation of physician
was held. His two nephews, DR.. William
n. WEIGH, professor in Johns Hopkin
university, Baltimore, and DR.. Edward d
WEIGH of Winsted, were in consultation
with DIR. M. NJ johnson, but it WAS seel
that the case was hopeless.
DR.. WEIGH was born in Norfolk, and wa
brother of the widely known DR.. w. W
WEIGH, who died In that town last Septem
Dor. He was formerly practicing physi
MR.. WALLIS PROMOTION.
The action of the worlds fair commits
sion in unanimously choosing Joseph h
Vail of Winsted to the place of executiv
commissioner will meet with universal ap
proval. Everybody knows Mr.. Vail, ant
all who know him like him. He has beel
in this thing ever since the work started al
secretary of the commission and knows al
that has been done and all that is to b.
done. Mr.. Vail is an excellent representa-
tive Connecticut Yankee, shrewd, cleve
and tactful, and he can be relied upon t.
get for our state all it can have and to d.
for our people that can be done. He il
known all over the state as an old soldier
an old editor and an old friend, and though
the word 'old" comes in there pretty fire.
quently, it is not to be Inferred that he il
in any way aged. He is as active as eve
and will prove it.-Hartford Courant.
DIED IN CHURCH.
John Barnum, an old and much respect
ed member of the Baptist church of Rock
vile, died suddenly Sunday evening Of
heart failure during the Christian En-
deavsr services at the church. Soon after
the opening Of the meeting it was noticed
that his head had dropped forward and
that he breathed heavily. Several gutturs
sounds and groans followed. He was re
moved from the vestry to the audience
room and two doctors were summoned
but he died before their arrival. His death
was not announced until the close of the
Endeavor meeting. The evening preaching
service was postponed on account of it.
| Mr.. Barnum was born in Danbury in
1926. One day, when nineteen years old
and two weeks before his intended mar
rage, his father, while intoxicated, began
to beat his wife. She screamed for help
and told her son to shoot his father as he
was killing her. John picked up the gun
and shot his father dead. He was sen-
fenced to imprisonment for life, but