Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-02-03

descendant of Elder William Brewster OF
history. His two brothers, Cap
tain George S. Brewster and Captain
Charles o. Brewster, both we'll known cap
tains in whaling days, died but few years
ago.
To BE BURIED IN GLASTONBURY.
The funeral of Mira. Dolly G. Rankin,
the wife of the Rev. S. G. W. Rankin of
who died Tuesday evening of
takes place this afternoon and
viii be private
She leaves, besides her husband, two
sons, DR.. G. Rankin of Glastonbury, John
Rankin, who is travelling in the west, and
three daughters, Mrs. Williams, wife of
D. W. Williams, of the j. p. Williams
and representative in the gen
eral assembly from Glastonbury; Mrs
Loomis of Glastonbury and Mrs. Tracy of
Rocky Hill. Mrs. Rankin was a woman Of
exemplary character and kindness of heart.
She was a member of the Congregational
church.
DEMAND FOR OIL AND WHALEBoNE.
In the New Bedford market there is in
qniry for sperm Oil for manufacture and
All offer has been made of eighty-fve cents
per gallon. Recently sales have been made
of 4, 500 pounds Arctic whglebone at 81 per
pound.
GOOD ROADs-NEW HAVEN MEN AIDING.
Steps were taken this week at Hartford
to secure legislation for the improvement
of roads in Connecticut. Committees from
the state board Of trade, the state board of
agriculture, the Connections Society of
Civil Engineers and the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen met in the railroad commits
rioners' Office and chose Colonel Charles L.
Burdett and Lucius F. Robinson of this
city and Z. H. Mckenzie of Southipgton q
committee to draw up bill and have it
presented to the legislature. These gentle
mon were present at the meeting: J. D
Dewell and Nathan Eas,erbrook of New
Haven. General Noble Of Bridgeport, G. K.
Hunt of Wineted, Colonel c. L. Burdett,
Arthur L. Shipman and Lucius F. Robin
son of Hartford, Il. o. Cheney of South
Manchester, 7. H, Mckenzie of Southing-
ton, Mr. Tracy Of Bridgeport, E 2. Auaur
of Middletown and William H. O:msted of
Eaet Hartford. These delegates represent
the leading associations that have taken an
active interest in the Improvement Ct
country roads. 1t is intended to have the
bill drawn up at once and presented to the
legislature in few days
RECEPTION rendered TO NEW HAVEN
LADY.
Yesterdays Waterbury Republican says:
"Ghe residence Of aEr. and Mrs. George L.
White on Grove etrest was the scene yes
tsrt1ay afternoon from 4 to G:30 of one of
the largest house parties thus far this sea-
SOD. The occasion was violet tea, tend
| cred by Mrs. White TO her guest, Mrs
Lynde Harrison Of Nav Have en-. The rooms
were exceedingly pretty to look on. The
| dining room was poem in violet. shades,
| hargiogs and fuTnitCre all contributing to
tie general effect. TIE tea table was a
little triumph of :aeta. The rawing room
WAS arranged in white, the library in pink
while the music room was rosy red. Mrs.
White was assisted in receiving by the
Mesdames Lynde Harrison, l.. @. White, F.
B. Rice, Joseph Anderson, E. s. Smith, E.
l.. Frisbie, jr :, Frank Plume, E S Hayden
and the Misses Powell, Smith, Dickinson
Plume, Ward and Hayden. The guiding
spirits Of the tea table we're Mrs. E L.
White, Mrs. F. J. Brown and the Misses
| Crosby, Anderson, Mary White, Margare,
| Hill, Neliis bronson, Florence Smith and
| Carrie White. The hostess received large
number Ct beautiful floral gifts from he1
| friends. The affair WAS voted just splen,
! i'd"
| THEY OBJECT TO COLONEL VANCE.
| The Central Labor upion of Hartford is
watching legislation closely this winter, q
! committee being st the capitol at all SEES
| sinns of the assembly. The union has up
| pointed special committee to wait upon
| Governor Morris and to present to him the
| unions objections to the appointment OF
tx-Represz NATIVE Vance Of New Britain 81
| labor commission err. The union heard tn al
Nj. Vance's appointment was possible Al
exander Angus Of the Carpentera' union
W Dnherty of tho Polishers and Buffers
union and W. E Cree of tho Cigarmakers
union are on the special committee.
A BIG LOCOMOTIVE TESTED ON THE CON
soLIDATED.
Our railroad men will bs interested ir
the following description of big loco
motive Just completed. 1t is compound
locomotive, and WAS built at the Rhode
Island locomotive works in Providence fol
the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault st.
Marie railroad, and has been tested for the
past fortnight tet1esn New London anc
Providence on the Consolidated road
This machine has four pairs of coupled
wheels and a two wheeled swing motor
truck, the cylinders are 81 and 81 inches
In diameter with "a inch stroke, and the
diameter of the drivers is feet The driv
ing wheel base ia 10 feet; the wheel base Of
the engine is % feet 6 ipchee; the tota
wheel base of engine snd tender is 40 fee
109 inches, and the total weight in work
ing order is about 131 600 pounds. Onthe
drivers the weight ia 100000 pounds. or
the truck it ia II 600 The weight of thu
tender is 5000 pounds The tank oapaoi
ty is T., 900 gallons. Made of homogeneous
ateel, the boiler is 91G inches thick ani
wss tested with goo pounda steam pressure
to the square inch. and 240 pounds warn
water pressure. In service the pressure
carried is 160 pounds. The waiet is g.
inches in diameter at the smoke box end
and is made extended wagon top with ex
to, ded arch and one dome 80 inches In di
ameter places on the wagon top forward
of the fire box. There are 246 charcoal
iron 2-inch tubes 10 feet 8 inches long
The irebox, made CT the best frebox steel
is 10S inches long and "a inches wide, snd
is furnished with fire brick. The watel
space is 81 inches wide at the sides anc
back, ard 81 to d inches wide at the front
Each cylinder is ofsthe best close grained
iron, as hard as can be worked, and Is cas-
in one piece, with half-saddie placed hori
zontslly; the right and left hand cylinder
are reversed and interchangeable; the valv,
force and steam chest are raised an incl
above the face of the cylinder to allow TO
wear; the steam chest has balanced valve
and the cylinders are oiled by oil waiver
placed in tie cab and connected with tn
steam chest by copper pipes of 200 pound
pressure. The engine has the most sp
proved shifting link motion graduated t.
cut off equally at all points of stroke. TIL
80 inch driving whe els are turned to 4
inches to receive Midvale steel tires
inches thick. Feed water is supplied b.
two injectors.
MAY REDUCE WAGES.
SoUTHINGToN, Feb. at is believe
that reduction will go into effect mex
Monday in the wages of the mill hands o
the Etna Nut company. The reductio
will be about 3 per cent. The men clair
that business has been good and the re
duction Is not warranted. The manage
of the company says that iron ia selling q
lower figures than when the present seal
| of wages was made. The men will NEE
Friday evening to take action.
DEATH OF FORMER sIMsBURY WOMAN.
Miss Elizabeth Phelps died on Sunday q
the home of Mrs. John G. Phelps Ii
wilkesbarre, Pa, aged eighty nine years
Miss Phelps passed good share of her lif