The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-08


berry Hill called there to see his chill
dren, Maud and Melvin. With thei
mother and Mr.. Blew's sister, Mrs.
| H. Rugg, who was accompanied by he
daughter Ethel and her two-year-o lC
baby boy, they left for a ride to Shell
ton. Mr.. Blew had advised them no
to CO. for fear the cars would b.
crowded too much. But his sister per
suaded them it would be all right. 1
was not far from Paradise Green where
they boarded the car, so they had no
been gone more than ten minutes wher
the awful accident occurred.
Mr.. Blew came here from Gibson
Neb., with his wife and three children
early in the summer for the benefit OF
his Wife's health. Shortly after he
| reached here one of his children died
The mother was just recovering from
the effects of her loss. Mr. Blew said
Sunday night in a voice that was
scarcely audible that he had feared
from the first that something would
happen and when the terrible news was
broken to him he sat for some moments
like one struck dumb. OF the six who
| formed the Blew-Rugg party the only
one that lives is the baby who was
found closely pressed in his mothers
arms
For Gods sake, save my baby" were
the words that greeted Patrick Nc
Laughlin, a former motorman on the
road and who was one of the first vol
unteers. Mclaughlin soon had the
child on the banks, but when he re-
! turned for the mother a moment later
| she was dead. Beside her lay, man
gled and bruised, her daughter Ethel.
| She was lifted from the wreck by Nc
Laughlin and carried to Miss Peck $
home Later she was removed to her
own home, where she lived but a short
time.
Mrs, Blew was dying when taken out
and her two children were both dead.
The head of one lay nestled in the
mothers lap, the face upturned, while
the other lay some distance away Mrs
Blew expired when her home was
reached
DOUBLE FUNERAL TOMORROW.
A pathetic side Of the great catas-
trophe will be the funeral services to-
day, tomorrow and THURSDAY The
funerals tomorrow will include several
double ones, of husband and wife, or
parent and child. At st. Mary's
(BridgeporD church alone there will be
seven funerals Wednesday, and the cor
teges will be a sad reminder of the
greatest trolley accident in the history
of the country. Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
McDermott will have a double funeral
at the same time On account of the
seven funerals at the church it has
been suggested by Father Rogers, the
pastor that one general requiem mass
be celebrated for the seven departed.
This has not been decided upon yet, but
might be adopted. st, Marys church
will bury more victims of the disaster
than any other church, and the funeral
services will be in the nature of pub
lie ceremony.
The double funeral of the two Pitts,
father and child, will take place to-
day.
The funeral services over the remains
of Mr.. and Mrs William H. Harvey Of
112 Madison avenue, Bridgeport will be
held tomorrow afternoon from ST.
Paul's Episcopal church, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey We're both members of various
fraternal organizations. The Knights
Templar will take charge of the SER
vices at the grave and interment will
be in Park cemetery.
Mr. Harvey was, besides a Mason a
member of Pequonnock lodge, l. 0. o.
F., Farren lodge, A. Q. u. W., and 9TH
err organizations, His wife was promi-
nent in the Rebekah degree, I. O. o. f.,
the Order of the Eastern Star and the
Degree of Honor, A. 0. U. w. Delega-
lions from the different bodies will at
tend the funeral.
CARS WELL PATRONIZED.
The cars running to Shelton We're
well patronized yesterday, hundreds
visiting the scene of the accident. The
place was a mecca for amateur pho
tographers, and many professional ar
fists also secured views of the spot.
Relic hunters We're busy, and until pre-
vented carried off pieces of the car.
President Radel is on the verge of q
collapse. The awful catastrophe has
unnerved him. When he
was seen yesterday, he looked twenty
years older than before the accident.
He was about the line himself most of
Sunday and was highly gratifled at
were handled up to the time of the mis-
hap. He denied himself yesterday to all
callers save those whose business was of
an imperative nature. He had congrat-
ulated himself upon his judgment in ex-
pending over $45, 900 more than was call
ed for in the original plans that danger |
Gus curves might be avoided If he had |
lost his own family he could not pos |
sibly feel worse.
WE'LL KNOWN MILFORD PEOPLE. |
Elias E. Bradley, first selectman and |
town agent of Milford, and his wife, |
We're two of the victims of the STRAIT
ford disaster, and it is believed We're
killed outright. Their daughter, Alice,
he only child, was visiting in South
Kent and word was sent to her Sunday
night She arrived home yesterday
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley left Sunday
or an outing and like many others
lad curiosity to try the new trip to
Shelton. The bodies were recognized
tfter they We're taken to the Stratford
own hall, by Deputy Sheriff Fred Hey
wood and Sheriff Gates, who cOmmuni-
ated at once with friends and they were
AIKEN to Milford.
Mr.. Bradley was f1ftyfive years old.
lie was born in Orange and settled in
Tilford about thirty years ago For a