Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-08
A BRAKEMAN KILLED.

Wreck in the Freight Yards-TwO
Trains Crash Into Each Other =
Thrown Ten Feet Into the Air
Died In the Ambulance.
A railroad wreck took place in the Water
street freight yard yesterday morning.
After twelve o'clock at night switch en-
CINE No. go of the Northampton division
helps out in the main yards. About $3.50
yesterday morning this engine was coming
out of the yards as another long train was
being backed down. The tracks at this
place cross in the form of an K. Before
anyone was aware of the danger the two
| trains bumped together with terrific force.
Johd Ward of 80 Liberty street, brake
man, who was standing on ono of the cars
of the outgoing train, was hurled from the
car by the conclusion, striking heavily on
his head. A man who saw the occurrence
said that Ward was thrown into the air
fully ten feet above the top of the car be-
fore falling. The cars were thrown from
their trucks and jostled about in a con-
fused wreck.
Ward was picked up and found to have
bad cut on the back of his head and the
flesh scraped off his forehead. DR.. F. H.
Whittemore was sent for and at once saw
that the wounds were fatal and ordered
Officer Grant to send for an ambulance tc
take the man to the hospital. On the way
| to that place, however, the man died.
DR.. Gustavus Eliot, the medical exam
liner during the absence of DR.. White, was
sent for and he found that death was due
to conclusion of the brain. Ward is ar
unmarried man and has been living in this
city but short time. He was good-na
tured, temperate fellow, one who made
friends readily. He had been railroadel
for some time.
The blame for the accident cannot b.
known until after the investigation, which
that there are not more accidents of thl
sort.in the yard, with three engines a
work at time over the network of roads
WRECK ON THE SHORE LINE.
Two Cars Destroyed-No One Injured
An Investigation To-day.
There was a wreck on the Shore Lin
road yesterday. Owing to the slight pas
senger travel on Sundays no trains wer
delayed by the mishap. A freight trail
was started out at half-past four in tn
morning, which was followed soon ate
by working train. At about o'cloc
the latter train ran into the rear Of tn
freight between Pine Orchard and Ston
Greek. The caboose and one of the empt
{ cars were entirely destroyed. The condue
tor of the freight train was the only occr
pant of the caboose, and he fortunatel
saw that the accident was impending i
time to jump off, and the engineer an
fireman after doing all possible to ave1
, the catastrophe jumped off also. The Ell
l gineer and the conductor were both SOM
5 what scratched and thoroughly shaken U
| by the fall, but were able to work, the rel
of the day.
A wrecking train went up from Ne
e Haven at $50. It was found that tn
> caboose and car were totally destroyed, tt
t wheels only being saved. The engine {
q the working train was practically unil
t jured. The wrecker got back to New HI
ven at about 10 o'clock.
J. Superintendent Waterbury will invest
gate into the cause of the accident to-da,
Twenty-Five Prisoners in the Lock-
. Signal Officer Bicey Began has twent
n two guests at his all-the-year-r round hot
T. and in consequence Judge Pickett will ha'
d busy session in the city court this NOR
> ing. This is larger number than hi
3een in the lookup at any one time befo
! | this year.