New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30
MARY A. BRIGHAM KILLED.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT on TIE CON
SOLIDATED ROAD.
THE PRESIDENT ELECT or Mt. HoLg1KE SEMI.
NARY ONE OF TIE THREE PERSONS CRUSHED
TO DEATH-sEVERAL PASSENGERS BAD.
LY INJURED-THE CAUSI. OF TIE
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N'W-liaNcn, june 29.-FOr the nrSt time since
1853, when the friGLtful dmwbridgc accident
occurred at South Norwak the Consolidated Road
had serious wreck on it, main line to-day. Three
persons were killed outright. Their names are ::
BRIG HAM. Miss Mary A., Of brooklyn instantly
killed. her head hcug crushed in the siir o.
MAY. Clarence - of BriigcpDrt. crushed death.
PFEIFFER Edward, OF Ncw.York Instantly killed
Ne .ry everybody on the train was shaken mp aud
bruised. The names known Of tIOs' injured
BEERS, Alfred, conductor, had his arm broken.
BRONSON. Mrs. A. H., OF Hartford. received slight
injuries
CRAIG. G. II. Of Merdcn was bruised IN various places
ELLIS, II. H.. Of Ncw.rork. had on and
was otherwi-e lult
HOOKER John. Of Hartford. had his head slightly
LOCKWOOD, w. IL. Of Hartford had his arm rpraincd
and received S"v"rc cuts.
LOCKWOOD, Mis-, Bertha. had her wrist sprslncd.
McCUNE -, a bfnkrmlu. Of N"w.YoFK informally
injured. IL Is 'Np"crd to dc.
When the Boston limited express tram due
here at 30 p H., reached Il point about three
miles north Of this city, the baISag" car :Uddrnly
lcft In" track. broke loo" from the engine, and
turning over on It's side, dra eyed th" remaining
c!aht coaches after IT. Nearest the ba -gagc car
was n drawng-room car. The cad Of this car
nrNt to the h,ggnE' ear was smashed into lUnl-
ling wool, and thc dinins-rAr jut behind wa,
hndly wrecked also. but these cars and the others
behind remained IN upr-ht position.
Every scat in thr train WAS occupied, and sHvcral
r0SscnGrrs wc,r sta .dlng IN the aisle. The pas
s"n9rN in the diIIng-roOm car and the seven
passenger coarhrN escaped with slight bruises
but rho>" IN the drnwlnr-room car wrr" loss tor
tunatc Stated in the centre Of tins car
WAS Miss Mary A. Brigham, of Brook
In, vino MS recently elected rrrsl-
dent Of Mount IIolyo!<r Seminary. Her head
was caught by thc SIDE of the ear and crushed
Sl, hIr, b.,r In, l..
dI~"c'ly h"hl0l Miss brigham was f. NJ Reed
vice -rrrsiIcr Of N" rood, and he escaped unhnrt
In f:ont Of Miss Brigham sat Cla-"n"" :. Nay
4 Bridgeport, o hAgcnVrman on the New York asd
Now Haven roAd IIc was crushed TO death. For
tive years he had been employed by Ia" rail
rond, aud whs h,rr esteemed BY It's officials. He
was forry-lyc years old
II II Ellis, Of New-YorI1, had ore ear cut of
and hi, Jnw and head c,sly cut. IIc
WINS abb 20 10 Ncw-York tom ght, ms having
'""n Scwri "n by DR. Chaplin, OF Springfield. who
Happened 10 =" on thr train. TIE Hon. John
Hooker Of Hartford, hnd his head slightly cut.
". H. Lrc,wo,d of Hartford, Wa hallv cut IN
the head and face, ,,nd had his arm badly sprAncl
lie WAS ta1;ru q hospital Z, II CraiL oC
v, riG"u, Wa, ''Ir.cG IN Tho hc1l f,rc md arm.
Conductor AIfs~i Beers h'd his rilh' arm broken.
VIZ, 4 II. lIson>on, - Hartford. was slightly in
Iu5ri. IN the ha- gage car Was Walter Nam. the
hh. -nrr master, aad - man suPp"~.i T." b" Edward
P.rT.r, Of Nrw-lork. The former escaped un-
uu , but the latter WAS instantly killed In his
,-cart was found - crUts and letter
n",,rnl the nrrn nnnc ~ Emil Levy. nos. and !
~'ouc-,t ", York. addressed (" Edward PhcH"r,
lnc ln.u ,,c..'.> ghoIi 200 rouri,. and i, apI,.r
,r'lv hc'r.cn >,,'y and >',rr'y irar. Of a-r.
~ ~ h,a.,> wrr hroa.lr = ms u'.. JOHN