The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-20
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
BAD s1IiSHUP ON +. II. AND N. II.
ROAD NEAR TINsTED.

Abandonment OF ths Rockville hai'roau
Talked of--Cat.ic Killed for tuberculosis
New London Sports Getting Ready for n
Fight-Eis Flood in Watorbury-other
| state News.
Winsted, March 19-.Word reached
here this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock OF an
accident on the Philadelphia, Reading
and New England railroad near Boston
Corners, New York. The east bound
extra freight train, in charge of Con-
ductor Charles Human and Engineer
Mine, two miles from Boston Corners,
and four of the cars went down a fif-
teen-foot embankment with the loco
motive. The engineer and fireman We're
! in the cab at the time of the accident,
but escaped injury by jumping. Con-
ductor Hinman was badly scalded. The
cars are now at the foot of the embank-
| ment and will have to be burnt up, as
they are in such bad condition. The
engine is also greatly damaged by the
chute. Tonight all traffic is at stand
still on this section of the road on ac-
| count of the wreck. The road was
torn up by the train as it left the track.
Two wrecking trains were sent to the
scene, one coming from Hartford and
the other from Poughkeepsie. They
worked good part of the afternoon,
but had to discontinue work before
nightfall on account of the high wind
a,,I to 1,o1, faII ~. l,n
cause of the accident is not known for
certain. Some of the trainmen say that
the rails spread and others say that a
cylinder head was blown off the loco
motive.
TO CONFER WITH NEW ENGLAND
OFFICIALS.
Rockville, March 19.-President II. T..
James and Secretary and Treasurer A.
Park Hammond of the Rockville rail-
road went to Boston to-day to confer
with the officials of the New England
| road over the intended abandoning of
the Rockville branch by the latter road.
| The plan of the New England is to dis
continue their operation of that stretch
of rail March 81 The directors of the
| Rockville road are in such position
own resources and the opinion prevails
that the branch will be offered to the
New England at the latter's price. That
road has branch of its own which
runs into this town as far as West
street and coud easily compete with
the Rockville people in the carrying of
| freight if the latter tried to operate
their railroad. The directors realize
this and are anxious to sell the prop
erty.
! CATTLE WITH TUBERCULOSIS.
Tolland, March 19-Three diseased
cattle belonging to 0. A. Leonard of
this town We're killed to-day by the
state cattle commissioners. Mr.. Leon
ards herd of sixteen cows were exam
ined yesterday and twelve found to be
in good health Six out of q herd of
twelve cattle owned by w. D. Holman,
which were tested Wednesday, were
also killed at the order of the commits
sioners. DR.. Storrs and Commissioner
Peck conducted the test for tuberculo-
sis.
NEW LONDON COUNTY SPORTS
AROUSED.
Norwich, March 19-Local sports are
much disturbed over the action taken
by State Attorney Lucas in determin-
ing to stop prize fighting in New Lon
don county Preparations have been
going on quietly for two weeks past
to arrange boxing exhibition here
during May Who the prime movers of
the scheme are is not known except to
| the sporting fraternity, who will not
divulge their information. 1t is not
believed that the authorities have any
inkling as to the identity of the pugil-
lists who participated in bout last
week State Attorney Lucas is inves-
tigating the affair and his officers claim
to have some definite knowledge as to
the principals, but this pretense of in
formation is regarded as a shrewd ruse
on the part of the officers to entrar
the boxers The authorities claim that
a great majority of the New London
citizens have requested them to put a
stop to all fistic encounters in this coun-
ty, hence his action. The request of the
citizens and the determination of the
officers to prevent the affair, however
it is said. will not stop the fighters in
terested from pulling off the bouts
above referred to. The sports have
much money behind them and will not
give up the idea of fight until it is
proved they cannot succeed.
FLOOD IN WATERBURY.
Waterbury, March 19.-Early this af-
ternoon the effects of the heavy rain
which has followed the unusually great
snowfall for this time of the year began
to be felt and the merchants of the
town are again at the mercy of the
water. Little Brook overlooked its
banks and the stores at Exchange place
were under one foot of water at $3.50
Serious trouble is anticipated before
night is over.
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