The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-03
ALMOST INSTANTLY KILLED.


DiCyC'o SoiiiSOHs
BY sad accident which occurred
about o'clock yesterday afternoon on
Orange street near Trumbull, Winston
T. Townsend, the tWenty-year- old son
of Judge William K. Townsend Of the
United States district court was almost
instantly killed. Young Mr.. Townsend
with his friend and classmate, Luke B.
Carter Yale 1901, of Titusville, Pa, was
out for a ride on his bicycle and had
just turned from Trumbull street into
Orange and started towards East Rock
when he collided with two other bicy-
clists. BY the force of the collision he
was thrown backward upon the hard
asphalt pavement, striking upon his
head and fracturing his skull and his
spine.
AS the two young men, Mr.. Town
send and Mr.. Garter, turned from
Trumbull street a team was coming up
Orange street. a short distance below
Trumbull street, being driven by A.
e. Line. At the left side of the wagon
a bicyclist, Albert Heinold, was riding,
while closely behind him was a young
lady bicyclist. Miss Hunter of Bishop
street. Garter passed Heinold and Miss
Hunter without colliding, but Mr..
Townsend, who was just behind him,
seemed undecided as to which side of
the two approaching cyclists he would
pass. Suddenly his wheel turned to-
| wards Heinold, who turned his wheel
close up to the wagon in his endeavor
| to get out of the way. He was unsuc-
| cessful, however, and the two wheels
| came together with crash. Miss
| Hunter was so close behind Heinold
| that she could not turn aside and her
| wheel also struck the other two in col
| lision. Heinold and Miss Hunter got
up from where they had fallen but Mr..
Townsend did not move.
| Several persons walking on the street
| nearby and the bicyclists present went
| to raise him up and found that he
was unconscious. Medical assistance
was at once summoned, but before it
! arrived he had expired The remains
We're removed to the residence of the
| parents at 14S Grove street. Both
| Judge Townsend and Mrs. Townsend
We're at home at the time and both
| We're nearly prostrated by the result
of the terrible accident.
| Albert Heinold, who eollided with Mr..
| Townsend lives at No. II Edwards
| street, and soon after the accident oc-
! Cured gave his name and address to
| Bicycle Policeman Lindsey, but the
officer misunderstood the name Of the
street, thinking he said he lived on
| Bishop street and when the coroner or
dered an investigation last night, some
| difficulty was experienced in finding
| Henold. Detective Owen DAILY was
| sent out, however, and soon found him
| and took him OF police headquarters,
| where he was questioned at length by
| Coroner Mix.
| The coroner stated last evening that
| from what he had learned of the mat
| ter, he thought that the collision was
accidental and that no one would be
held responsible The coroner also
stated that he would take the evidence
| of Miss Hunter to-day, after which he
| will make formal finding.
Persons who saw the accident say
| that none of the parties who were in
| the collision We're riding beyond an or
! dinary rate of speed
| The deceased young man was twen-
| ty years of age and was a member
| of the Yale class of 1901. He was one
! of the most popular members Of the
| Yale freshman class and was manager
| of the freshman football team, and a
member of the committee of the fresh
man class for the "Yale'' cruiser fund.
He was a leader in the social life of
the class and high stand man in his
| studies. He prepared for college at
Taft's school and at Andover and was
very popular at both those preparatory
| schools. He had a large circle of
friends in New Haven and the news of
| his death came as great shock to
| them