Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-07
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william mcO10ud Meets with HOrft. |
BILE Death Yesterday NJ Custom House
Square CrossIng-Me Was ON His way
TO See His Sick ChiId-Ths Third Acct
dent OF the Kind In That Locality.
One Of the most friahtful and sad accidents
that has happened In New Haven for many
year was the death of William L. McCloud,
the Grown street bookbinder, yesterday, due
TO being run over by freight train on the
Derby road at Custom House square. He Is
another of the many victims of the deadly
grade crossing. two having happened before
in that very locality. He was hurrying to catch
the 11:o5 train ON his way to 60 to Shelburne
Falls, where his wife and sick child are stay.
ing. He was riding in q team be-
longing to Addison T. Hall, the
Grown street livery stable keeper,
Michael Reynolds, one of the employees,
driving. At Custom House square freight
train was making Its regular run on the Der
by tracks for the Canal dock, running at q
rate of not over four miles an hour. AS the
wagon neared the spot . man shouted to the
driver to stop, but he paid no heed to the
warning, only to whip up his steed, which
was then running At q great speed. On
rushed the horse straight ahead on State
street, on came the freight cars from the east
propelled by an engine at the farther end.
Those who saw 1t stood still in fright to see
II the wagon could clear the tracks before
the cars reached the place.
A moment more and Mr.. MoCloud sprapg
from his scat, but too late. he struck upon
the track in front of the oars. He staggered
from the jump and fell over upon his back.
The car was upon him and after rolling his
body over a number of feet finally effected Its
deadly and cruel work of crushing and mang-
ling him. The train was stopped as soon as
possible and the body removed to the side of
the track awaiting the ambulance. He was
taken up unconscious and recovered con-
seriousness at the hospital for only q few min
utes before his death, which occurred ct 10
O'Clock. His left leg was broken in three
places and his right had one fracture. Bnt
the worst injury was at his left thigh, which
tho wheels had ground and gashed until the
intestinss hung out. The upper part of his
body was unisjared. His relations at Shell.
burns Falls, Mass, wero telegraphed to at
once.
In the afternoon Medical Examiner White
made q verbal report to Coroner Mix of Mo-
Clouds death, which he stated was duo to
the injuries he received from being run over
by the Derby cars at the Custom House
Square crossing. The coroaer will hold an
inquest this morning. when he will examine
those most intimately interested and three OF
ICuL OLu6EA WHO Wltuo5ScO bhO aCCAuoub
Thomas Hollis, who keeps the restaurant
| on the corner of State and Water streets,
saw the accident and gave the following YER
| sion of it, 81 was standing in my door and
saw the two men coming down State street
at a rapid rate. When In front of my place
| the brakeman who was walking along aheai
of the train saw the team coming and
| throwing up both hands yelled to thu
| men to stop. When the brakeman YELLED
| they were far enough away TO stop or turf
| to the left. Instead of doing this the mar
| driving hit the horse with the reins anG
| drove across the tracks. When ths buggy
| struck tho track tho man on the left jumped
| He fell fat on his back and before any one
| could run and save him the cars passed ovel
him."
James Brannsgan, who had charge of thu
| train. says that whsn they were about 20(
| feet from the train he threw up his hands
! and told them to stop. When the horse
| came down the street he made o grab at iti
| head to stop it, bat ~ It was going so rapidly
he was unsuccessful.
Michael Reynolds, the man who drove the
| team, said last night that he had not reoov
erod from the shock oecssioned by the sad
affair. He said McCloud seemed to lose hi
head, and that, of course, had he remained
in the carriage he would have escaped. Nc
| Cloud was seized with . sudden shock anC
1 impulse which was uncomfortable. He al
first decided to take the chance of getting
across, being very anxious not to encounter
the delay of waiting for the freight to pass