The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-25
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
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DepIorable Trolley Accident In Sonth Man. chester--.Lost Art'' of Hardening Copper
 Thousand Dollar Fire in Torrington-New
 Haven County Home Girl-Serlous Charge
 in the Sound--EvanGelist Biederwolf's
 Meetings-Disasters- New Big Com
 necliGut River Bridge--Other News.
 Winsted, Feb. 24-E. l.. Young of East Winsted claims to have discover ed the lost art of hardening copper and copper alloys so that they may be used In many instances where steel is indis- pensible. MT. Young is young man who has devoted all his mature years to experimenting with metals and with the arc light, which, he says, is the best agency to develop the nature of any particular metal. Speaking of his dis covery to an acquaintance tonight, he said: "I am confident that can make
 
 tage of copper alloyed with other met als and hardened by my process, which cannot be penetrated by the best guns" !" He says that some of his hardened al- Joy has been subjected to very severe tests in Winsted and no visible effect was produced upon it, He says that the copper is hardened just as steel is, but that when the metal is refined it is run through solution which has hard- ening properties. The copper can be worked as easily after hardening as be- fore. MT. Young believes there Is for tune in the discovery for him and the persons who take. hold with him.
 DEPLORABLE TROLLEY ACCI-
 DENT.
 South Manchester, Feb. 24.--A deplor- able trolley accident occurred at 4:S0 this afternoon which resulted in the death of Mrs Frances A. Grant, the mother of the Grant Brothers, meat and provision dealers in this town. The accident happened on Main street as the car was descending steep incline from the Center Congregational church. The unfortunate woman was struck in the head and badly disfigured. She was taken to the office of Dr. Moore near by and expired an hour later from her injuries. She was sixty years old and was almost deaf. The car which hit her Is known as the cross-town electric of the Hartford, Manchester and Rockville street railway. It was in charge of Motorman Casey and Con- ductor Edward Gotberg, The former says thata Mrs Grant stepped in front of the car without giving the least warning of her intention. The car was moving at such a rate that it could not be stopped within three rods. The wo- man lived on Main street.
 TORRINGTON'S FIRE.
 Torrington, Feb. 24--The fire which started this afternoon in the block on Main street owned by Henry J. Allen was under control shortly. before three o'clock. The damage to the building and three tenants is about $9,000. The stock of the New York Clothing com pany suffered to the extent of $S,OO0, mostly from water
 TOOK THE GIRL FROM NEW HA-
 VEN COUNTY HOME.
 Southington, Feb. 24.--Miss Rebecca Bacon and Dr. Tracy of the state board of charities visited this place to-day. and as result John R. Hatton was placed under arrest by Deputy Sheriff Thomas F. Eagan. He is charged with committing rape on twelve-year-old Ida B. Oakes, whom he had taken to live with him and his wife. He took the girl from the county home in New Haven. Of late Hatton has not been able to support himself, and several of the toWnspeople found fault with hav- ing to support the girl also, who was in reality county charge. About three weeks ago the superintendent of the New Haven home came after the girl. Since her return to the institution she has told several stories which seem to inculpate Hatton. The accused man has another adopted girl in his family, who is about seven years old. She was also taken from a county home. Hat ton will be given a hearing tomorrow.
 EVANGELIST BIEDERWOLF.
 Southington, Feb. 24--Evangelist w. F. Biederwolf will end his religious la bors in this town tomorrow night. He has been holding revival services here for more than a week. The meetings have been attended by. large crowds. and great enthusiasm has prevailed in the community. MT. Biederwolf will leave next month for Germany, where he will spend two years studying. He won scholarship in a German semi nary while 8 student at Princeton.
 THE ICE JAM AT THE HEAD OF
 THE SOUND.
 Stamford Feb. 24.-The ice jam still continues at the head Of the sound be- tween Execution Light and North Bro ther Island. A northwest wind to-day has, however, carried 8 large quantity of floating ice eastward, leaving q stretch between Sands Point and City Island almost clear. Steamers are not delayed to any extent in the beaten path, but vessels under sail still find it difficult to make the passage. Several towboats have also been stalled in the ice off Fort Schuyler The ice has been melting all day to-day and the lower harnor here is clear. It is reported that large quantities of field ice have filled up Hampstead and Oyster Bays and that the breakwater at Glen Cove is piled twice its height with ice.
 SMALLPOX SCARE OVER.
 Middietown, Feb. 24.--The smallpox quarantine was declared off to-day The score of Italian laborers who have been confined in the Green Court board ing house for two weeks were allowed to resume their work The cost of fhe