The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-09-05
CONNECTICUT JOTTINGS.
EVENTS OF INTEREST IN VARIOUS
 PARTS OF THE STATE.

New SteambOnt--A Deadly Balloon
 Shore Line Cars Derailed-Appointment
 by Lieutenant Governor Cooke-Wood-
 mont's Fast Waning Season-A Fatal Ac-
 cident, Etc.
 Hartford Sept. 4.-The Hartford and New York Transportation company is at present negotiating with several ship-building concerns for the building of new steamer, companion boat to the steamer Hartford. The design of the new boat will be like the Hartford propelled by twin screws and made of steel The new boat will be wider and longer than the Hartford, and will have more staterooms, In all probability the new boat will be ready for the season of 1896.
 A DEADLY BALLOON.
 Hartford, Sept. 4.-Samuel Andrews, machinist of this city,h has just per fected a war balloon which he sold to a syndicate of New York Cubans for use in the aid of the Cuban insurgents.
 The balloon is fitted with an armored box from which number of bombs can be suspended. The bombs are ig- nited and released by automatic ma chinery in the box, and after all are discharged the box explodes, destrcv- l ing the balloon and the secret mechan ! ism, The machinery is worked by a steel spring.
 l CARS DERAILED AT SAYBROOK. Saybrook, Sept. As the west bound I 6:26 was approaching the junction last l evening at reduced speed the baggage and mail cars, which were the first and l second cars back from the tender, sud denly jumped the track, causing a de- | lay of over one hour. The cars were l finally gotten out of the way, but could 1 not be used. Postal Clerk Terry took his pouches into the rear coach and 1 handled the mail through to New Ha- ven as usual. No one was injured, and ! the cause of the accident is unknown. l KILLED ON BERKSHIRE DIVISION. | New Milford, Sept. 4.-Shortly after l 10 o'clock this morning the Pittsfield- 1 Bridgeport express on the Berkshire l division of the New York, New Haven l and Hartford railroad struck a team | driven by Henry Ellsworth of Aspetuck, | at point near Boardmans bridge. 1 Ellsworth who was accompanied by | Mrs. Phoebe J. Fremont of Pawling, | N. r., was warned of his danger by 1 persons who happened to be near He l failed to hear their cries and drove out to the track Just as the train sped by. l The wagon was demolished but the
 horse escaped unhurt.
 | Ellsworth was instantly killed. When 1 picked up it was found that his neck back, both arms, and one leg were brok- | en, and one leg was cut off. The wo-
 man was also badly injured. The rail- ! road company at once caused a special l train to be sent to the scene and the | pital in Danbury
 l WOODMONT'S SEASON OVER. | Woodmont, Sept 4-Reluctantly the
 residents of Woodmont- -on-the- -Sound are beginning to turn their faces tward l home. Perhaps some are glad to gc back and settle down to the regular rou- 1 tine of life, but the majority cannot re- l frain from a feeling of regret as they leave the place that has furnished them so much actual rest and qiuet recrea. tion. Woodmont has a way of looking it's best during these latter summer | days. There are two important factors I in the breaking up of the summer col
 ony at this place. First, school has be. gun and the children must be on hand l 4o uyt.. Iagain, some of the summer trains which
 are of convenience in carrying the mer to and from business are to be discon tinued. Notably is this so in the cast of the "Y'' train so-called, which is z through train from Waterbury to New London, stopping at all the stations This train was discontinued Septembel I2, and is much missed, not only on tn,
 west shore, but on the east shore al we'll, by people who want to enjoy tn, lSeptember days by the sea- Many peo Iple are to remain, however, during thu
 entire month The season of dancing i
 about over.
 WRECKERS AT WORK.
 ! Woodmont, Sept. 4.--Another coward | " dlltIHpI IO WltCh lAe Cd1S Ol LII
 West Shore road was made on Monda,
 night. The lights were removed fror
 the Chapel street station, this side Q
 Woodmont, and the long bench which
 used for passengers was placed acros Ithe track and tied to the ties The mo
 torman noticed that all the lights at tn
 station were out and reversed the cur
 rent just in time to barely strike tn
 bench. Hadit not been for the motor
 man the twenty passengers would hay
 been thrown into the ditch. This is tn
 third attempt to wreck the cars on thi road but all were noticed in good time
 Several weeks ago a large telegrap
 pole was thrown across the track thi
 side of the worlds fair building. BY THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR : Lieutenant Governor Cooke, in the al
 sence of Governor Coffin, has reappoint
 ed Messrs. Edgar M. Warner of Putnam John M Sweeney of Nauga tuck, wilso
 H. Pierce of Waterbury, Charles +
 Savage of Meriden, Andrew J. Ewen c
 Birmingham and James Huntington c
 Woodbury prosecuting officers of tn
 Connecticut Humane society, also D,