Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-11-30
HOLIDAY TRAGEDIES.
Barge Load of Football Players
Struck by a Train.
TWO DEAD, TWO DYING, MANY HURT

Was Turned Into Day of SatIncss-Ac-
cidentaI Discharge OF Gun "a n Club
Shoot Fatally Injuries Two Men.
WORCESTER. Mass, Nov. 3O-An acct
dent in Southhridge turned the day into
one Of sadness instead ot Thanksgiving,
rs two young men were killed. two moro
fatally injured and II others wc:c more
or less hurt, TIVE of the latter not bcinc
expec ed to live. The injured III, n are all
members OF the Southtridge y. NJ. Z. \.
and were on their way TO the fair grounds
to play a game OF football with the Wor-
cester Polytechnic institute clever. The
barge in which they werc riding was
struck at the Cen raj street crossing by a
passenger train on the New York and
New England road
The killed are Charles Gautkcirs and
Joseph Cook. The fatally in .ured are
Victor Nelson. skull fractured. John
Street of Lee. Mass quarter back of the
Williams college football team. who was
to referee the game, skull! fractured and
legs broken
Tho others injured az, Alfred Hughes.
injured about the head. and Alfred Tay
Tor. skull fractured. both OF whom are not
expected to live ". J. Burs.w. hip broken:
Henry Bclknap, head inbred Charles
simpson. leg broken in two places. James
Taylor head injured; Edgar purein. ia
cob Edwards. Frank Morse. Elmcr Cham
bcrlaiu. Herbert CIcmcncc, Harry hose,
Lester Newell. slightly injured.
Air Full Of IsodIr~.
The passenger ;rain was an acc lmmo.
dation from SouthbridEc To Webster. and
IL was thought 10 have passed the crossing.
An accident to = freight br,krmln delay
ed the train - minutes. ana the barge
was just on the tracks when the train
n
barge sIuarCly in the center Instantly
the air was filled with lying bodies
which fell back TO the earth writhing in
pain or still in death.
The barge landed on the pilot OF the
engine AMI remained there until the train
was stopped. $50 yards away. The Nor
cester eleven had previously been carried
to the fair grounds in tho same barge.
AMI the players, who were engaged in
practice. were in full Wow OF the terrible
accident. They ut once rushed TO the rail
read and rendered what assistance they
could TO their unfortunate friends
The injuroi werc taken to tho power
station OF tho Southbridge Electric Light
company. which was turned into a hos
pital- Medical assistance was summoned
and everything that could be done was
done for tho victims The town wa soon
in an uproar. and the scenes outsipe the
as mothers and sisters inquired for their
loved ones Tho crossing whore the acct.
dent happened is not provided with gates
nor automatic alarms,
An Accidental shooting.
NEW Bit >swICK. y. J.. Nov. SO A
probably fatal accident occurred on the
grounds OF the Fast Side Rod and Gun
club on the outskirts OF this city. The
club was having Thanksgiving shoot at
clay pig .1ns Henry McCauley. a mcm-
Der OF the cub stood az the range load
ing a double barrel,d brooch loading gun
He was facing the spectators who stood
outside the range about - feet away.
IhS gun in some way exploded the
two charges going into the crowd Three
OF them were hit. Two are expected to
die. The other will probably recover.
William Griggs - years OF age. received
part OF the charge OF shot in the right
side OF his head lie was picked up un-
conscious and was removed to tho Wclls
Memorial hospital lie Is expected tn die
at any MON, ut
George HOl.worth - years OF age. a
bCatman residing on seaman street. also
received part Of the shot I'm tho right side
of the forehead lie was also unconscious
whom picked up AMI was removed to the
hospital. lie will not recover
William Hooker. 3H years Of age. who
Is conn ctcd with tho Cons olidated Fruit
Jar company. was the third man injured.
Tie received some OF the shot in the fore,
head and will lose the sight OF his right
eye
McCauley, who did the shooting has
not been arrested. and IL Is not likely
that he will lie
lilo wont to the hospital. and when lie
saw what he had done he broke down and
wept. The coroner was notified. and lie
went to the hospital TO get n statement
from the INJURED mon. Tho shooting at
the grounds was broken up by the acct
dent
Another Crossing accident.
PHILApEITHIA, Nov. 50 Two men
were instantly killed in an accident at
the Nenanco street crossing of the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad One was
James Duran Of 35j3 Hutchinson street
The other is unidentified and his body
Is ut tho morguc- Dnran and his com
panion were driving along the street in a
carriage when the horse took fright and
dashed into the safety gate Mt the cross
ing. breaking il down Tho men were
thrown out and were hurled by IL passing
train In front OF another train going In
the opposite direction. which ran over
their bodies