Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-26
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wRECKERs sUNsTRUCK.
rhe Railroad Accident Yesterday-l I
The Engineer Fatally Injured-Four
Men from the Wrecking Train from
This City Overcome With the Heat
-One of Them Will Probably DIE
The Cause of the Accident - One
Hundred Passengers on the Train.
The Hartford and Stonington express
leaving Hartford at $40 yesterday morning
ran off the track at South Lyme shortly
before IL o'clock. The engine and cars ran
some distance on the ties. The engineer,
Mr.. George Miner, and the fireman were |
thrown out Of the cab. The former was
probably fatally injured. There were
about 100 passengers on the train, but for
tunately not one was hurt. though they
were badly shaken and frightened The
passenger cars remained erect, but the en-
CINE, tender and baggage car were upset.
The tracks were blocked for several hours.
A w1ecking train, with Superintendent
Waterbury of the Shore Line road, Super
intendent of Motive Power Henney and
Roadmaster Perkins, went to the
were but slightly damaged. The
engine cannot be brought up until this
morning, and it will take long time to
be repaired. the cars were sent up the
road. While the men on the wrecking
train were at work three or four of the
italian workmen were overcome with the
heat, one of them, Aristovena Sicci, so
seriously that he will probably die. He
was brought to his home at No. 80 Silver
street, where DR.. Whittemore is attending
~ s,,s- n 81
Hartford, was put on the Old Colonial ex-
press and taken to Hartford on the 6:02
| train. His skull was badly fractured and
trepanning will be resorted to, but his re-
| coyery is doubtful. The fireman was only
slightly injured.
Superintendent Waterbury, Superintend-
emit of Motive Power Henney and Road
master Perkins made thorough examina-
ton into the cause of the accident, but
| could come to no conclusion as to Its
cause. They have given up the theory
that it was caused by the tracks spreading
on account Of the heat. The best explana-
ton, they thought, was that the axle of
the front truck of the engine was sprung.
The baggagemaster of the train was also
slightly injured. All three of the injured
men were residents of Hartford, and were
removed to that city from the scene of &C.
cident.
The train was behind time, but at the time
of the accident was running at about
twenty miles an hour. The accident was
due to broken rail. The engine plowed
along over the ties for fully fifty yards be-
fore it left for the side embankment.
When the engine took the ditch, that
spread the tracks and every one of the
three passenger coaches and baggage care
left the rails. The engine tender was
| cornpletalv demOlished
It was at first thought that Engineer
Miner was dead, but he was carried into
the field and presently rega:ned conscious
, ness enough to swallow few spoonfuls Of
liquor and to speak. He sustained deeI
cash over his right eye and it il
J feared his skull is fractured. There
was no physician on the train, an6
to neighboring farmhouse, where he wal
cared for, and doctor summoned. At I
late hour last night it was learned from
Hartford that his injuries would probabl,
prove fatal
, Engineer Miner has been connected will
! | the road for ten or twelve years and has
family in Hartford.
g The fireman was new man.
: Among the passengers on the train wer
: many Hartford people, among whom wa
the Rev. Kittredge Wheeler and the Rev
1
e The passengers were severely shaken a.
!, | and quite panic prevailed but no one wa
Q hurt.
= Had the accident occurred at almost an
9 / other place it would have been attende,
with great loss Of life. The engine plunge
into bank of soft sand and the groun'
was comparatively level on either side.
WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
= Sequel to the story of the Drown
Ing of the Little McDermott Boy Ii
Mill River.
Q On last Tuesday afternoon Lawrenc
Q McDermott, aged thirteen, and his brothe
George, aged eleven, two sons of Rober
g McDermott of SO Haven street, were bath
, ing in Mill river, near the Barnesvill
bridge. Lawrence was drowned an
George came very near meeting the sam
Q fate. The cause of the accident was as
9 cribed to carelessness or foolishness on th
part of the boys.
Owing to the heroic and skilfu1 effort
= of DR.. Gaynor Lawrence was brough
!, around, and is now recovered.
b AS soon as he had fully recovered b
was questioned in regard to the acciden
and told very startling story. He wa
: questioned again and again and repeate
: the story exactly as before in every detail
8 He was then let alone for while an
questioned again. No amount of inter
:, rogating could make him swerve from tn
original statements.
The story is as follows: On the after
noon of the accident the boys went i
swimming at very nice bathing plac
just back of the Adamant Plaster CON
), pany's. There is sloping beach Their
= where it is considered safe to battle
! While in bathing there, SO the boy says
a the boys were seen by some larger persons
whether men or boys is not given out
= These persons went to where the boys wer
= bathing and amused themselves by throw
:, ing plaster and mud at the lads. The boy
naturally resented this treatment, but di
so mildly, as they were we'll behaved littl
y fellows. Some words were exchanged an
: | the little ones came ashore to dress and Q
home.
q Now comes the main point. The DO
: distinctly says they were seized by tn
y roughs and thrown back into the water
= be rescued and to tell the story. The res
o of the story is known to the public.
\ George can remember every circumstanc
;, and tells it very deliberately and with grea
- accuracy. He remembers things very wei
- and tells it every time with the same &C
! curacy of detail. He knows the person
a and tells their names. Dr., Gaynor ha
heard the story and will make an examina
ton of the boys head and if there is any
J, thing in the story the matter will be sifte'
= out.
3 Both the boys were very industrious, har,
working little fellows, and on the day O
the drowning they put in a cord of wood a
their home, carrying it distance of eighty
, five feet, every foot of which was through
= a narrow passageway, made so by grape
. vines and gardens.
The facts as they stand will probably b
handed to the coroner to-day.
OBITUARY NOTES.
Death OF Frederick w. Wilcox.
Frederick Weston, youngest son of tn
late Cyprian Wilcox of this city, died a
his home in Springfield, Mass, July 20