Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-01
went to the right, and was SO with the one that blocked the up track.

went to the right, and was SO with the one that blocked the up track.
 FROM MIR. KOSHER.
 Frederick Hosmer of this city, the well known travelling man residing on Orange street nesr Bishop, says he was talking with MT. Wstmors of Springfield, who gave his seat to Miss Brigham shortly before the accident occurred. Mir. Wetmore had given her the seat at her request, as she was desir- ous of conversing with a lady in the next seat, She had arisen to rslinquish the seat l to him when the accident occurred. Aa she was standing she was thrown violently face downward, where she met her death. Those who were seated in the car received little l injury further than severe shaking up. THE WHISPERING TO THE WOUNDED. The first physician from this city to ad- minister to the sufferers was Dr. Winchell He and Dr. Fred Chapin of Springfield. who was passenger on the train, had practically performed the work of attending the sufferers before any other physician arrived. Dr. Winchell was at the depot in this eity wait ing for the very train that was wrecked in- tending to go down to New York on it at 3:50. About four o'clock rumors of an acci dent reached the station. At 4:15 he was requested by Stenographer Nettleton, of the Consolidated road, to go up the road to the scene of the disaster. President Clark is away on his way to Europe and Vice President Reed was on his way home from Hartford, and Mir. Shepard was in New York. Mir. Nettleton had a locomotive got ready to take up help for the wounded. Seeing Dr. Winohel he requested him to go up on the locomotive which he had sum- moned from the yard: Jumping aboard, in few minutes the doctor was on the ground att Isv,<,k k< sxssx Uo I,~1 ments with him, but fortunately Dr. Chapin had a number of bis with him. Supsrin- tendent Henney greeted the doctor at tke wreck and informea him -thsss. -thsss. his his eayvices were needed. The three dead bodies were already iaid resaC essaC under a tree and attention .s3S5 &s5 given at once to the live ling. He hastened to the house | former patient of the doctors, where every
 attention was being shown the injured. He
 did all in his power to relieve the sufferings | of the wounded On Ellis, the drawing room conductor, both physicians worked for many minutes, one relieving the other. The
 mans face was shockingly lacerated, one ear was nearly severed from the head but will probably be saved, as enough flesh remains adhering. His head, face, neck, chin and ears were mass of wounds.
 | The next physicians on the ground about an hour or more afterwards were Dr. J. P | 0. Foster and Dr. Mailhouse of New Haven | A half hour later Dr. Russell went in re. sponse to the general call for surgeons but
 his services were not required. Dr. Doolit
 tie of this city was also there. The five doc I tors returned home in a hack. Dr. F. H
 Whittemore was not at the scene, as was re-
 ported.
 SUFFERING WITH HIP DISEASE.
 Young Craig of Meriden, who was injured
 is pale faced young man of twenty, who
 had been suffering for some time past with
 anchylosis and is still quite lame. After hii
 case had been attended to as far as possible
 orders were received for his removal to the
 hospital. He exhibited great unwillingness to go, and his oountenance fell when he was in
 formed of the order. He exclaimed that he had been there before and did not want to gc
 there again. His experience there had evi.
 dently been unsatisfactory, either from lack
 of attention or failure to receive benefit; prob
 ably the latter.
 THE DAMAGE.
 The damage to the railroad company hal
 been variously estimated. Aside from dam
 ages for loss of life, the maximum amount O
 the estimate is $100,000 and the minimum $50. .O0O. The damage to rolling stock is con-
 siderable, as @ number of the cars were badly
 wrenched and otherwise injured.
 QUICK AND EFFICIENT WORK BY THE ROAD. Dr. winchell, one of the physicians at tn
 wreck, speaks in the highest terms of tn,
 promptness and efficiency of the management
 of the road in mending matters after the ao
 cident. The company had force of one hun
 dred men there almost at once
 1t might be said, repairing tn
 damage. They had two or three rods of rev | xs al lat fv, khaxr kalf hov,
 after the accident. "I do not believe" sai, Dr. Winchell, "that the accident was due tt , any defect with the roadbed."
 VARIOUS CAUSES.
 Various causes for the accident have bee , assigned. One is that the rails spread, bu , this does not seem to account for the disal , ter, as the engine and tender passed owe . without injury. A more probable theory 1
 that portion of the truck of the baggag car gave way or the brake head fell, throw ' is that the frog where the side track branche' , of was broken.
 ,I WERE ON THE TRAIN. John G. North, the insurance agent, was ,, passenger on the train and was in one of tn { rear cars.
 Miss lilly Dewey of this city, ,stenographe for the Meriden Brittania company, was il 2 the rear car and escaped uninjured. Miss Landfear, daughter of M. T. Land fear of this city. was on the train returnin home from Mt. Holyoke seminary, where sh had just graduated after a three year @ course. She Was taken from the wrec , through window unharmed.
 I MT. Frank Wetmore, @ young man wh ' was on the train, occupied a seat behind Mis 9 Brigham. He was coming to this city { visit his parents at 167 Whalley avenue. H [ escaped with few bruises and temporar :, stunning.
 Vice President Reed was severely shake up, but coon recovered and did all in h power to assist in fighting matters. Yeste day he visited at the hospital his friend W F H. Lockwood of Hartford, who Is sufferin !. from a broken arm, and found the gentlema resting comfortably.
 II THE BODY WAS PFEIFFER's
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