Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-07
So KILLED.
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hall at Stratford and in very shor,
time % bodies were laid out. AWAITING
identification.
Inc accident was Witnessed by Miss
Frances Peck, who resides about 400 foot
from The bridge. She was upstairs at her
nome as the car was passing and SHE,
claims that 1t was running at an IN
usually high rate of speed. Frank Ora
mcr, who was bathing near the bridge
states that the passengers were all sing.
ing and in the most joyful mood as they
passed his vicinity
The road, which is practically controlled
by the Bridgeport Traction Co.. was
opened for traffic, last Thursday prcsi-
dent Andrew Radell was in Derby when
he received news Of the catastrophe. ana
he Immediately drove to the scene. lie
was completely Frustrated when ne saw
the extent of the disaster.
The list of dead:
Joseph Hotchkiss, Bridgeport. engineer
IRE department..
Henry q. Cogswell, Bridgeport. aged So
employee Of n. y. n. II. & II. X. r.,
member of board of education.
Orlando Il. Wells, aged -, shocmakc-.
Milford.
- mann tSbDTUt. SlTdLlOIu.
Daniel Calvin, Ansonia.
Conductor John Carroll, Bridgeport.
>. Banks. Shelton.
Mrs Mcdonald, Bridgeport.
Traction 90
Bessie Toomcy, q years. Bridgeport.
VIM. II. Harvey, 81 Bridgeport
Mrs. J. II. Rugg. Stratforu.
Mrs. Frank Flew. two children, boy
aged 3, girl ). Stratford
Wm. Mccullough, Stratford.
Mrs Arthur Holmes, bridgeport.
Thomas McNally, 20, Bridgeport Gdcn-
tiicaiion not positiyeD.
Peter Ring, y, Bridgeport.
Patrick McDcrmott, 80, bridgeport.
Frank Kraft, p. Bridgeport
Mrs. Patrick Brcnnah ~. Bridgeport
Alfred Ptt, -. Bridgeport.
Vim. couer, =. bridgeport. Odentifi-
cation not positive.
Irving Duruse. -, Bridgeport
Mrs. VIM. H. Harvey. Bridgeport.
John Calvin. Ansonia.
Among thu seriously injured at TIE
bridgeport hospital are:
Margaret Brennan. scalp wound.
Mrs. sidney a. Pitt, Bridgeport, right
leg fractured twice.
Margaret Farrell. right Leg amputated
above knee: viii probably dic
George Hamilton, scalp wound, injury
Frank Kraft Bridgeport conuusions
about body; left leg crushed.
Fred Hilercus, scalp wound, bruise l
about body.
Matthew Oibin. scalp wound, cut ami
bruised generally.
William Kelley, Bridgeport, spraincl
arm.
Mabel Rugg. aged ;. arm broken.
charles Delaney. New York, stock bro
ker, injured internally.
Margaret Farrell. New York.
one theory advanced is that faulty
construction was responsible for the
accident. At the point where the cars
leave the road for the trestle it is al
legged that the rails had sunk a little
ana 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
on the trcstle the cars would have
been prevented from topping over.
The conductors and motormen have
been ordered to run the cars. tonight
not faster than four miles an hour.
The scene about the wrecked car
was one of horror ana seemed to pre-
vent all the early ones on the scene
from rendering assistance. Fortunate
~ all that were not instantly killed
We're rendered unconscious. so that few
of the ETUcSome scenes connected with
most disasters were evidenced. All of
Of tho persons killed sustained
fractured skulls.
William Kelley Of Bridgeport who
was in company with Miss Farrell. es-
canri death by jumping from the car
mr. no tcit il sWaying to the flats below
So1n afterwards the car topplcd over.
III sustained i severe shock but was
otherwise u1irjured. He stated. to-
night. that the cars were not running
unusually fast, but that the car was
swayin% considerably when it struck
the trcstlc ana he realized the danger
and knew his only hope was in jump
ing.
George Willis, superintendent of the
=. \. Bassett Co, of Shelton. was on
the highway not more than 100 feet
from the scene and witnessed the car
toppling over. He said that there was
one unearthly Shrek as it went down
and after that silence.
Miss Frances Peck, who was dress
in her room, saw the accident from her
window and it is her impression that
the car was running very fast. She
was 50 excited that she could give but
a meaSre information but AYERS that
j
reached the trestle.
One of the pathetic scenes was that
OF lifeless baby reclining in the arms
OF dead man and the infant seemed to
pc smiling and asleep. Another sad in
cident was noticed when the 3-year-old
son Of Mrs. J. II. Rugg was frantically
appealing to his mother. who was one
OF the victims. His sister. years old.
mad hcr left arm broken.
The Stratford Town hail where the
bodies We're taken was soon besieged
by more than 1000 persons, some Of
whom had relatives or friends among
the dead ana Deputy Sherffs Blake
man of Shelton, Heisler of Bridgeport.
and Stage of Stratford, had consider
able difficulty in handling the crowd
OF weeping women and anxious men
1t has been ascertained that 40 fares
were registered and with the young
children that did not have to pay fares
and the motOrman and conductor and
an extra motorman that was being
taught. makes the probable number on |
the car AZ.