The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-07
SACRAMENTO AUeusr{7,
Mrs. ]. H. Rugg, stratford.

Mrs. ]. H. Rugg, Stratford.
Mrs. Frank Blew and two children,
Stratford.
William McCullig, Stratford.
Mrs. Ada Holmes, Bridgeport.
Thomas McNally, aged 80, Bridge
port. identification not positively
Peter Ring, aged %, Bridgeport.
Patrick McDermott, aged so, Bridge
port.
Mrs. Patrick Brennan, aged 50,
Bridgeport
Alfred Pitt, aged %, Bridgeport.
William Cotter, aged 25, Bridgeport.
Identification not perfectly
Irving Doruse, aged %, Bridgeport.
Mrs. William H. Harvey, Bridgeport
Among the seriously injured at the
Hospital are:
Margaret Brennan, scalp wound;
leg fractured twice; Margaret Farrell.
right leg amputated above knee will
die; George Hamilton, scalp wound,
injury to leg; Frank Kraft, injuries
about head and back: Arthur Holmes,
confusion about left side, left leg;
Frank Hillercus, scalp wound, bruised
about body; Matthew Olvin, scalp
cut and bruised generally.
Near the entire medical force of
responded to the calls, but
when the doctors arrived they were
unable to do much for the few pas
sengers who escaped instant death.
Motorman Hamilton is suffering from
a severe shock, and it is impossible to
learn anything from him tonight.
President Andrew Radell stated that
it was impossible for him to account
for the accident. At the point where
the cars leave the road for the trestle
it is alleged that the rails had sunk "A
little, and though the forward trucks
took the rails all right the rear trucks
did not connect, and jumped the track,
which caused the forward trucks to
also leave the iron. 1t is believed that
if proper guard rails had been placed
prevented from topping over.
All of the persons killed sustained
fractured skulls.
William Kelly of Bridgeport, who
was in company with Miss Farrell, es-
capped death by jumping from the car
as he felt it swaying to the flats be,
low. Soon afterward the car toppled
over. He sustained a severe shock, but
was otherwise uninjured. He stated
tonight that the cars were not run
ming unusually fast. but that the car
was swaying considerably when H.
struck the trestle. and he realized tha
danger and knew his only safety was
in jumping.
George Willis of Shelton was on the
highway not more than 100 feet from
the scene. and witnessed the car top
ping over. He said that there was one
unearthly Shrek as it went down, and
after that silence
Miss Frances Peck. who was dressing
in her room, saw the accident from her
window, and it is her impression that
the car was running very fast She
was so excited that she could give but
meagre information. but ayers that thu
car was swaying considerably as IL
reached the trestle.
One of the pathetic scenes was that
of lifeless baby reclining in the arms
of a dead man. the infant appearing to
be smiling and asleep. The three-year-
old son of Mrs. John H. Rugg was
appealing to his dead moth
err. His sister, 5 years old, had her left
arm broken.
The Stratford town hall, where the
bodies were taken, was Soon besieged
by more than LOGO persons, some Of
whom had relatives or friends among
the dead, and the Deputy Sheriffs in
charge had much difficulty in handling
the crowd of weeping women and anx,
ious men.
All the bodies of the Bridgeport dead
and the few unidentified were taken to
the Morgue at Bridgeport late tonight
1t has been ascertained that forty
fares were registered. and these, with
the young children that did not have
to pay, the mortoman and the conduc.
tor, and an extra motorman, who waa
being taught, make the probable num-
Der on the car forty-seven.
COAL COMBINE.