The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-03
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
LATEST BY FIRE FROM All PARTS
OF THE STATE.

Disastrous Fioods-Twenty-four Bridges
Were Carried Away--Dans Carried Away
Fire in Cliuton-Y. p. s. C. e. In Cllnton
Scarlet Fever in State Reform School
The New Head of the Reform School-His
Horse Growing Very Thin--Betsy Bowers,
Pomfret's Centenarian-Sh Takes Sleigh
rides and Goes to Church Farmers In
stitute-other News.
Winsted, March 2,The latest reports
coming in from all sections of Litch-
field county show that there have been
twenty -four bridges carried away dur
ing the last two days. The abutments
of the Stephen Manufacturing company
and the Eagle Manufacturing company,
both of Riverton, gave away owing to
the heavy pressure. Reports from New
Boston say that the dam of the Glad.
win birch mill was swept away yesterA
day, and foundations Of many houses
along the banks in this city have been
weakened considerable. The Hinchcllff
bridge, one mile north Of Waterville,
is unsafe and no trains have yet pass
ed over it and will not be able to pass
over it for three days to come.
DECREASE IN BRAKEMEN.
Winsted, March 2.-Orders Of the
Philadelphia Reading and New Eng
land road have decreased the forces on
all local freight trains. Hereafter three
brakemen instead of four will man each
train.
MILL DAMAGED.
Clinton, March 1.-The flume at the
Chapman mill privilege was carried
away during yesterdays high water.
The privilege is owned by w. H. Nc
Murray of Hartford, who bought it re-
Gently along with several other mill
sites. 1t was his intention of obtaining
power from these reservoirs for sys-
tenn of electric railways. The streets
of the town have suffered considerably.
FIRE IN CLINTON.
Clinton, March "A spark from a
chimney started a lively blaze in the
garnet of the Clinton house shortly be-
fore three O'Clock this afternoon. A
high wind was prevailing at the time
and the business section of the town
was threatened for the moment. A
hole large enough for man to pass
through was burned in the roof, and a
mattress, into which the spark flew,
was totally consumed. The loss is $3.50
from fire and water The building is
owned by A. R. Pratt.
Y P. S. c. E.
Clinton March "A quarterly meet
ing of the the Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor union, which in
cludes the towns of Guilford, North
Guilford, Madison. North Madison,
Clinton, Killingworth, Westbrook and
Saybrook, was held tonight at the Con-
gragational church. About 100 delegates
were present.
SCARLET FEVER.
Meriden, March 2.--An epidemic of
scarlet fever broke out in the State
School for Boys yesterday. Frank
House, committed from Wilmington,
aged fourteen, died and was buried at
once. -Four other cases have been quar-
antined.
CAUSED BY A FALL.
Westbrook, March Ethel Hoadley,
the eight-year-o daughter of Frank
Hoadley and wife, died from spinal
meningitis yesterday. The disease was
pronounced by physicians to be due to
a fall on the ice which the child suffer-
ed three weeks ago. The family reside
on the Clinton road
THIRTEEN NEW TENEMENT
BLOCKS
Grosvenordale, March 2.-The Grosve-
nordale company has broken ground in
the rear Of one of it's mills for the cree
ton Of thirteen new tenement blocks.
They will aggregate thirty tenements.
The improvements will cost In the
neighborhood of $4,000.
NEW PACKET LINE.
Stonington, March "A new packet
line is to be established between here
and Block Island. Captain Chester f.
Rose will run Rose Brothers schooner
between the two points. The landing
will be at the wharf in Great Salt
Pond.
THE NEW HEAD OF THE REFORM
SCHOOL
Meriden, March 2.-Rev. George l..
Coburn, who succeeds Superintendent
Thatcher at the State School for Boys,
is q Methodist minister. His last charge
was at Yalesville. He is sixty years
old and has been connected with the
| school for some time. 1t was he who
introduced the teaching of printing at
| the institution, and he has continued to
have charge of that part of the work
in the school. He has also acted as ed
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