The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-21
FORMER NEW HAVEN MAN
ELIAS F. FORD ACCIDENTALLY
 KILLED.

A Native of Hamden- Formerly Kept Store
 With Btcyclist-Vas Prominent Man
 in Holyoke, Mass.
 Holyoke, July 20.-One of the sad dest fatalities that has ever occurred in this city happened last night, when Elias F. Ford, an old and respected resident, was run into by Arthur C.. Gault, clerk for the George c. Gill Pa per company, and died less than four hours after from the effects of the in juries. Gault received an ugly cut in the forehead, besides a broken finger and other bruises It is feared that he may have sustained internal injuries of a serious nature also.
 The affair happened on Fairfield ave- nue between 10 and Ii o'clock, in front of the residence of Henry Holley. It was in almost the exact spot where Rev. J. J. Mccoy and three other priests were upset and injured yester- day morning. MT. Ford spent the eve- ming in his bicycle store in High street and he started for home shortly before 10 o'clock. The Ford residence is at 54 Fairfield avenue.
 The avenue is none too well lighted and at a point where the accident took place 1t was quite dark. Arthur C.. Gault, George King, Will Fisk and Rob- ert Buchanan had been spending the evening at Mountain Park, and were on their way home. As the wheelmen turned into Fairfield avenue from Northampton street 1t began to rain and all quickened their speed There Is a grassy plot in the center of the avenue, a roadway being on either side of the thoroughfare. King and Fisk were on the southwesterly side of the street, while Gault and Buchanan rode on the northeasterly driveway.
 Gault was about fifteen feet ahead of Buchanan. The latter says the first he knew that anything had gone wrong was when he saw Gault thrown several feet into the air. He thought he had struck stone. He avoided col Hiding with him by turning his wheel sharply to the right and running onto the grass.
 After checking the wheel he returned to where Gault had fallen and found the latter and Mir. Ford lying uncon- scious in the road. MT. Ford's face was horribly disfgured and the blood pour ed profusely from several bad wounds Dr. P. T. O'Rellly and MT. Holley carried Mir. Ford to his home a few houses distant while Mir. Gault was carried Into the residence of T. w. Cro- min. The city hospital ambulance was summoned, but neither of the injured men was taken to the institution
 Dr. Allen attended Mir. Ford and later Medical Examiner Holyoke was called in, but the physicians were able to do little for the man as his skull was bad iy fractured. He died at o'clock this morning in the presence of the physi- clan, his wife, daughter and son, hay ing never regained consciousness Gault, who is about twenty-two years old, recovered somewhat and was car ried to his home at 45 Pleasant street by his father. Dr. Sackett attended him. He has not been apprised of the death of MT. Ford as his condition is such that 1t is believed the shock would add to his illness.
 The Springfield Union last night says: Elias P. Ford was born in Hamden Conn.,, August 23, 1887. When compar. atively young he moved with his par ents to Fair Haven, where he later conducted a grocery store. He moved to this city about twenty-five yeas ago and for many years ran a successful grocery business at 165 High street where the P. O'Shea shoe store now is He sold out the business to ?. J. Don. nelly and became interested in the Am herst Motor company in this city. H.