Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-07

boy aged 3 and girl aged D, Stratford.
William Mccullough, Stratford.
MRS. Arthur Holmes, Bridgeport,
Thomas McNalIy, 30, Bridgeport
identification not pOsitivel.
Peter Ring, 28, Bridgeport.
Patrick McDermott, 80, Bridgeport.
Frank Kraft, %. Bridgeport.
Mrs. Patrick Brennan, 30, Bridge
port.
Alfred Pitt, y, Bridgeport
William Cctter, -, bridgeport Gden-
sitication not positivel.
Irving Dorouse, %, Bridgeport.
Mrs. William II. Harvey, bridgeport.
John Calvin, %, Ansonia.
Among the seriously injured at the
Bridgeport hospital are:
Margaret Brennan, scalp wound.
Mrs. Sidney y. Pitt, Bridgeport, right
leg fractured twice.
Margaret Farrell, right leg amputated
above the knee; will probably die.
George Hamilton, scalp wound and
injury to leg.
Frank Kraft, Bridgeport, injuries
about head and back.
Arthur Holmes, Bridgeport, confusion
about body and left leg crushed.
Fred Hiliercns. scalp wound and
bruised ahous body.
Matthew Olbin, scalp wunnd, cut and
bruised generally.
William Kelley, Bridgeport. surained
arm.
Mabel Rugg, aged J, arm broken
Charles DeIany. New York, stock
broker. injured internally.
Only two persons Were known to
have esetped unframed. 1t Is believed
that there We're 43 passengers on the
car, but the indicator was removed by
a conductor II another car and spirited
away, 30 that at present 1t is impossible
to state accurately the number aboard.
The scene OF the accident is midway
between Shelton and Bridgeport. The
car was nOrthbound, running toward
Shelton. 1t was i'll charge of Conductor
John Carroll OF Bridgeport, who was
among the killed and Motorman Ham
ilton OF Bridgeport, VINO escaped by
jumping.
Inc trestle is ;.bort IIO feet long,
made vi IRON, with stone foundations
and was not protected by guard rails.
South OF the trestle an incline down
which the car ran at Il high rate of
speed. After IL raj onto the trestle for
about ten feet the trucks left the rails
and then the Cut continued ON the ties
for about 10 feet, when it went off the
trestle and dropped into the pond be-
low. overturning completely and upend-
ing. When the car struck the four.ton
motor and the heavy trucks crashed into
it, instantly killing many of the passen-
gers.
Three physicians, who were passen-
gers on "a car Il short distance behind,
l. A. I
dered ali possible assistance to the i'll
jured. Word was sent to Bridgeport
and three ambulances and Il police
wagon were hurried to the scene and
the injured were taken to bridgeport
General hospital \ morgue was i'm
provised i'll the main room of the town
hall at Stratford and i'll Il very short
time % bodies were laid out awaiting
Identification.
The az eide nj was witnessed by Miss
Frances Peck, who resides about 40C
feet from the bridge. She was upstairs
at ner home as the car was passing, and
she says that it was running at AN un-
usually fast rate. Frank Cramer, who
was bathing near the bridge, states that
the passengers were all singing and i'll
the most joyful mood as they passed
him
The read, which is practically con-
trolled by the Bridgeport Traction COM
pany, was opened for traffic last Thurs
day.
BAR HARBCH, Me, Aug. IA score
OF persons were killed by the collapse
of the gang plank of the Mount Desert
ferry.
Seventeen We're drowned and three
died from the terrible experience, im-
mersion IN the water and injuries while
struggling for life.
Following is list of the dead:
Mrs. William Murray Of Brewer.
Irving Br1 dyes of West Hancock.
Albert Colson of Levant.
Mrs. Alonzo p. Cakes of Ban gor
Miss Grace Summer of Ban gor.
Joseph Murphy of Oldtown.
Mrs. Hollis w. Estey of Ellsworth.
Clifford Cushman of Corinth.
Miss Lizzie Ward of Bangor.
Charles w. Downes'o of Ellsworth.
+. +. Sweetser, travelling salesman,
Portland
Ora NJ. Lank of Danforth
q. H. Bennett of Brewer
Mrs. G.. Fl. Bennett of Brewer
Mrs. Charles Slower of Ellsworth.
Melvin McCard of Corinth
Mrs. A. II. Billings of Bangor
Mrs. George Derwent Of Bangor.
Miss Lewis of Hampden.
Unknown woman, believed to be II
Ealeswoman for Il Boston publishing
house.
The Maine Central railroad ran ex-
cursions to Bar HarbOr from all sections
of its line i'll Maine, the attraction
being the warships which were ex-
pected.
The train, which had left Bangor.
consisted of IL cars jammed with peo-
pie. At Mount Desert ferry, the ter
minus of the line, the train is left for
the boat for an eight-mile sail to Bar
Harbor.
When the excursion train from Ban.
gor arrived at the ferry there was
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