Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-15
THE HORSE CAR smAsHUP.
Saturdays Excitement at the Derby
 Railroad Crossing.

Saturdays Excitement at the Derby
 Railroad Crossing.
 On Saturday afternoon about 1:30 o'clock the depot car No. 12 of the West Haven road was struck by freight car at the Derby rail- road crossing on Meadow street and smashed to pieces. In the car were about a dozen passengers who had just arrived in the city by several incoming trains and their escape from death seemed almost miraculous, al- though some of them were more or less in- jured, but none of them dangerously. The horse car was coming from the depot and was driven by Jeremiah Coffee, 8 regular driver upon that route. As the car ap- preached the Derby road crossing Coffee was driving at his usual speed and had no warn ing, he says, of the approaching freight car, which had been kicked by locomotive with considerable impetus, until he was upon the tracks and the car was almost upon him. Then Brakeman Thomas Connors, who was on the freight car shouted to him. Upon the inn pulse Coffee whipped up his horses, hoping to cross in safety and escape the collision, but that was impossible. The horse car was struck about the center and was overturned and the whole upper part smashed to pieces. The horses and Driver Coffee escaped the collision, but the latter was thrown violently to the ground and received bruises. Those
 
 came the passengers were thrown violently about, and as the freight car was still nov ing it forced the wrecked horse car along the railroad track towards the depot until 1t was damned against another freight car and the occupants suffered bruises and severe injuries by broken glass and fly ing splinters.
 Among those in the car at the time of the crash were the following:
 Quartermaster General William H. Perpont of the Conn., q. A. R., who sustained several nesn wounds and serious injuries in the back and side
 Freight Agent W. E Morgan of the Consolidated road, residing in Hartford, accompanied Mr Pier pont and escaped with slight ,n59res % ds,gber Ella of Floral, L. I who visiting the family of Thomas Moody of 6S Humphrey street, who arrived on ne ill fated car. MT. Fuller reeeived bad cut upon the back of his left hand and his wife was badly shaken up, but his daughter passed through the ae cdent without injury. MT Fuller said ne would bring a suit for damages.
 Miss Emma Ford of Eestfield. Mass, " no was the only other lady passengerwas taken from the wreck in an unconscious condition. She was taken to the Woolsey here she received kind attention ana medical assistance. and revived ana was taken ton street Her injuries were upon the hand ana side, but not of a serious character
 L. F. Guernsey, Clifford Guernsey and Edward Payne. of Cheshire who were shaken up ana snghe- ly bruised.
 Alfred Edwards of a6 Trumbu street, was badly bruised upon the head and suffered by the other passengers falling upon him when the coiHsoh occurred.
 Andrew Kinner, of the West Haven road He was taking fares when the collision occurred ana was badly shaken up and his pantaooDs were torn, but he resumed duty on tho next trip
 AlI of the injured were comfortable yes te dny and no serious results are anticipated il, uIiy ease.
 The stories are conflicting as to whom to