Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-06
A SEVERE SNOW STORM.

A Heavy Fall Of snow in This city
Two and One-Half Feet of snow Mt
Stamford-A Severe Gale on the
Sound.
Early yesterday morning snow began to
fall, and it has continued almost without
cessation ever since. All day yesterday
the wind blew the white fakes in furries
through the streets, and by evening pas
sage through tho principal thoroughfares
of the city was quite difficult.
The wind blew a perfect hurricane on
the sound and increased in violence as the
evening wore on. The boat arrived from
New York only a few minutes late, and left
on time, but doubtless spent . boisterous
and tempestuous night on the sound
At 10 O'Clock last evening it was snow
ing heavily along the route of the New
York division of the Consolidated, and at
Stamford there were two and half feet of
snow and it was still falling heavily.
SUNK IN THE SOUND.
BRIDGEPORT, Jan. 5-News reaches here
from Southport that small jib and main
sail vessel was seen to capsize In the sound
near Penfeld Light yesterday. The crew
put off In boat and were picked up by an
eastbound three master. The accident oc-
CURED mile out, and it is impossible to
was westbound.
RAILROADS IN THIS STATE.
The Commissioner Present Their
Fortieth Annual Report and Review
Many Changes.
The fortieth annual report of the rail,
road commissioners of the state as present.
ed to the legislature contains the following
interesting information. They review the
changes In the ownership and management
Of railroads made during the year, and note
that five companies now control the
1905. 16 miles of railroads in the state as
follows:
New York, New Haven aud Hartford,
598. 4S miles; New York and New England;
1928; Philadelphia, Reading and New
England, 69.25; Central Vermont, Sc. Of
the 1858 miles operated the New York,
New Haven and Hartford controls s51 and
the New York and New England 53S.
The increase In the gross earnings were
offset by the increase in operating ex-
penses, which amounted to $17,O97,-
1887, an increase of $1,005, 277. SO, or
6 81 per cent. The per cent. of operating
expenses to gross earnings increased 1876
per cent, amounting to 70.12 per cent. of
the whole.
The operating expenses having increased
in greater proportion than the gross earn
ings, the net earnings of course were less
than the preceding year, Notwithstanding
the increase In business and gross receipts.
The net earnings amounted to 81, 3O3,-
317. %, falling off of $72, 097. so, or nearly
l per cent.
The taxes paid to the state of Conneoti-
cut by the railroad companies the past
year amounted to $765, 639. 16, or about IS
per cent. of all the taxes received by the
state.
There were 4S accidents at grade oross-
ings and of these victims "a were killed or
fatally injured, as against 13 the preceding
year. OF the 48 injured IS were trespass-
ers, trainmsn, and the other 80 were
travellers on the highway.
One million five hundred and thirty three
thousand seven hundred and one, or 493
per cent. more passengers were carried by
our railroads than the previous year, the
total amounting to 80. 621 ,O45. The aver
age length of the journey of each passen-
ger was II 10 miles, and the total revenue
received from them was SO, 753, 54s 40, or
SO 90 cents per passenger, being about one
third of q cent per passenger less than tho
preceding year.
The freight carried amounted to II, $685.
I'll tons, an increase of 619, 760 tons, or
743 per cent. The total freight revenue
was II, a67, 442 Is, which is one dollar, or
to be exact, one dollar aud ono mill per
ton, being three cents and one mill less
than the preceding year. The average car
riage of each ton Of freight was 66. 70 miles,
Regarding the violation by the New
York and New England in one instance
and by the Philadelphia, Reading and New
England in several instances Of the law re-
the running of Sunday trains the
report says that the state treasurer will
bring suits for the collection Of the penalty
provided.