The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-08
PECK'S BRIDGE DISASTER.
THE LIST or THE DEAD vow NUM-
BEERS 1WENTT-EIGHT.

Two of the Bodies Not fdentihed-S Shocking
Injuries of Margaret Farrell Of This
City-hrrest of the Motorman for
Granddaughter -- Coroner's Jury Called.
BRIDGEroEr. CoNN. Aug. I. - Twenty eight
persons persisted yesterday in the trolley dis
aster at the bridge. over Peck's Stream L 70
OF the dead have not been identified. One OF
the bodies is that OF foreigner. probably n
Rohe milan. and the other seems to be that Of a
laborcr, about 80 years old
The following names Of the identified dead
did not appear in THE SUNS list this morning:
ANDERSON. VICTOR coachman. 81 Park place
Baldwin. HOWARD II. T.. OF Stratford.
GAVIN. MICHAEL. OF Ansonia.
PJTT, SIDNEY ARTHUR. infant son OF Sidney
Alexander Pitt. Of 1872 Grove street. who also
was killed
The persons injured are Arthur Holmes.
32h Burroughs street Fred Hillekus. Shelton {;
Charles Delaney New York Frank f. Knapp,
a. John street Mrs. Sidney A. Pitt 1872 Grove
street Robin Mathion. Bloomfield George
Garfield. Derby ; William Mccullough. Anson-
Ia James McAulifre. Derby John Cruite.
Derby Harvey Rugg. Strawberry Hill. STRAIT
ford ; William Kelly. harral avenue. and Miss
Margaret Farrell. Fort Hamilton, New York
city.
Wnton B. Iamphear. who was report
ed dead last night. showed up at work this
morning. He is in the employ OF the trac-
ton company. William Kelly OF Bridgeport
John Cruite and George A. Garfield Of Derby
and Motorman Hamilton jumped before the
car left the bridge and landed in the mud over
fifty feet below. They were free from the car.
Hamilton. Kelley and Cruite we're slightly in
jured. but Garfield escaped unhurt Miss Mar
garet Farrell OF New York, who was visiting in
this city and who was reported rs dead last
night. is alive. Both her legs have been ampu-
tated below the knee and she is badly hurt
about the body. She is the worst injured OF
the patients now at the hospital
Where the responsibility for the accident
rests. Ia the question in the mouths OF thous-
ands Of persons to-day. Motorman Hamilton
Is blamed on all Sides but no testimony or
statements which can be considered as placing
the responsibility on him have been made as
yet. Allan w. Paige secretary and treasurer
Of the Shelton Street Railway Company. said
this morning
II cannot understand how it occurred. un-
less the motorman deliberately disobeyed
speca orders not to run on the bridge. or any
other part Of the road at high rate OF speed.
Either that. or he found himself in trouble al
ter he enterod upon the treste, and then en-
deavored to stop the car but made the mistake
II turning the controller handle the wrong way
which would have had the effect OF increasing
the speed If the car instead Of bringing 1t to
stop. The bridge 10 in good condition and per-
fectly safe"
President Radel said Il can't understand
how it happened. have been all over the
road and the trestle since then. and everything
Is all right. Cars are running over the trestle
now. and no trouble has been experienced.
Yesterday | took extra precautions against
trouble on the Shelton division. I put on
Reven inspectors. TO do away with the neces-