The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-12
WISE STEP.
Clinton EIectrics Will
Adopt
BLOCK SYSTEM,
Then There VIII Be No Dan
ger Of Head-0n Collisions.

Clinton. Jan 1.-THE Worcester and
Clinton Street Railway Company is ar
ranging for a telephone block system,
under which its cars viii be operated.
supt. John ". ogden explained to the
Clinton correspondent OF The Spy to-
night just what precautions his com
pany viii take to prevent such an ac-
cident as the accident on the Worcester
and Suburban street railway.
There will be a telephone at each ter
minal of the Worcester and Clinton
line. and a telephone at each turnout.
Three other telephones will connect
with the system in the house of Supt.
Ogden, the car barn, and the house Of
the foreman OF the car barn.
When this system is installed said
Supt. Ogden, there viii be no guess
ing as to where the cars are. and no
long waiting. When a car reaches a
turnout il will communicate with me.
When it reaches a terminal it will do
the same. The first car will be given
permission to enter the block, and will
have the right Of way until It reaches
the next turnout Unless the man at
AtAE CElilI d cldL-yli LILdhES d HIS tS14-Er
there cannot be such thing as two
cars in the same block, without special
permission and the fact being known to
each conductor and mOLOrman-"
Much time VIII be saved with this
system when a car gives out between
turnouts. As cars approach the turn
out on either side they can be sent in
slowly to the disabled car, passengers
can be transferred and the trip resumed
With facc Tpec M TfT4e IA now
The telephone will be affixed 10 poles
at the tuTnOuts and terminals. in close
boxes. A key TO the boxes will hang in
each car. Supt Ogden is exercising eX-
traordinary care TO see chat the motor
men on the line do not take chances be-
tween turnOutS.
Last night he was called out Of a
meeting OF a council of Red Men, where
he was installing the officers for the
ensuing year to make q slight change
in the orders under which the cars were
running There was a misunderst and
ing on the parts Of the crews Of two
cars as to the running time of each that
would ordinarily have been corrected
between the crews without reference to
orders.
Now that the Worcester and Clinton
people have a right TO use the terminal
of the Leominster and Clinton 10 the
Clinton House an electric signal Will
be put in to warn the cars Of either
company not entitled to enter the block.
First come viii be first served. The
conductor Of a car entering the block
will turn a switch setting a signal
danger. II no signal shows against him,
ne enters the block. switching in. The
turning Of the switch Will set the sig
nal against other cars, at both ends Of
the block.
The grasp Of the grip is on the
town. and it is estimated by leading
physicians that in the last two weeks
between 800 and 600 eases have devel-
oped. In numerous instances the
trouble has swept through entire fami-
lies, putting every member Of Il family
cut Of health at the same time.
Two or three instances of this kind
have been printed in the Clinton news
OF The Spy.
Dr.. c. L. French and DR. Philip r
o. Brien are Of a mind that as many as
800 or 500 cases have developed DIR.
O'Brien said 10 the Clinton correspond
ent Of The Spy: 4 am attending be-
tween 70 and 20 cases q day, and i IN
derstand that other physicians are
meeting an equal number Of cases. l
think 800 cases would not be an outside
estimate in figuring q total for the last
two weeks.
mild type, although IL seems to be ac-
companied with rather more pain than
usual
DR.. French said he was meeting many
cases. He thought $50 Or coo cases for
the town was not too large an esti-
mate. He believes that the epidemic
is working toward its maximum. rath-
e. than away.
DR.. J. J. Goodwin estimates the total
2 = dor al TaIs
figure than 6O1
DR.. George J. Oft secretary Of the
board Of health, does not remember q
season when eases Of grip were 50
frequent in mis- practice as they are at
this season.
a condition equally disagreeable
reigns in the towns around Clinton
The death rate has been exceedingly
high for the last two weeks. not BY
grip alone but by diseases that have
been aggravated or induced by grip.
Lucius Field & Co. were called tc
West Berlin last night to arrange fol
the funeral Of Harriet N. Turner, wife
Of Joseph Turner She died yesterday
Of heart disease Of y,ng standing. TIT
certificate Of death IS signed by DR.
George J. OFT Of this Town; it give,
heart disease as the Urinary and girl
& the secondary cause. Mrs. TurnC
was in her G3tn year. The funeral will
take place on Friday at II o'clock, a
her home.
William s. Mason. one Of the oldes
residents Of South Lancaster, died a
his home yesterday, of old age H
was not attended by a physician, be
cause he was not i'll except from tn
feebleness arising from old age. TIL
death certificate win be written by
Worcester physician who was takin
friendly call at Mr.. Turner's nous
about a week ago, and who is the onl
physician that has recently seen tn
deceased.
Mr.. Turner was IS years and
months old. He was a member Of tn
Seventh Day Adventist Church. and hi