The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-07

were running over the trpstle % usual
soon afterwards. lie denied that the cars
were reinx run ut high rate Of sp3sd
aud claimed that every possible preoan-
tiou had heen taken toiprexent such ansoc-
cufrence. Seven inspectors were put ON
to watch the running Of the cars and a
time allowance Of half an hour was al
lowed and extra cars put On to provide
for this.
Ons theory advanced Is that faulty con-
truction was responsible fer the accident
At the point where the cars leave the
road for the trestIe 10 Is alleged that tho
rails hna sunk q little and though the
forward trucks took the rails all right, tina
rear trucks did not connect aud jumped
this track which caused the forward
trucks to also leave the iron.
1t Ia believed that II proper guard rails
had been placed on the ireFtle, the car
would have been prevented from toppiing
over. The conductors and iuotormen
have been ordered 70 run the cars tonight
not faster than four miles mn hour.
The scene about the wrecked car was
ona OF horror and scanned 10 prevent ell
the early ones on the scene from render
Ing assistance. fortunately all that vera
not instantly killed were rendered uncnn-
soious so that few of tire gFuesome scenes
connected wish most disasters were evil
nenced. All of the persons killed GUS
tanned fractured skulls William Kelley
MISS burfeli, escaped death By jumping
from the car as he felt it swaying 10 the
mats below. Coon afterwards the car
toppleu over. Ho sustained n sesere shock
nut was otherwise uninjureu. He stated
tonight that the cars were not running
unusually fast. but that thu car was
swaylnR considerably when 1T struck the
| trestle and he realized the dancer and
knew his only hope WAS In jumping.
George Wills. superintend emit Of tae Il.
N Bassett company Of Shelton, WINS on
/ the highway not more then 100 feet from
scene and witnessed the ear topping
over. He said thas there was one un-
earthly shrek as IL went down and after
| that silence.
Miss Frances Peck, WHO was dressir q
in her room, saw the accident from her
Windows 1t IL her impression that tina
car was running very fast She was so
excited that she could give but meagre
Information but AYERS that tbs car was
swaying considerably as 1t reached the
| tresle.
A camping party which included
! CLIFFORD Ctlveriy, the rope walker, were
in the vicinity and they rendered consid-
rable as istancs. One of the pathetic
scenes was that of lifsless baLy rselin.
ing in the arms of a dead man and the
infant seemed to be smiling and asleep.
Another sad Incident was noticed when
| the three-year old son OF Mrs. j ii. Rueg.
vino was one Of the victims, His sister,
| i've years Old, had her left nrm brnken.
Tho Stratiord town hall where 6he
todies were taken was soon besieged by
| more than thousand persona, SOME of
whom had relatives or friends among
| the dead, and deputy Sheriffs Blake
man of shelton, Heisler Of Bridgeport and
Stage of Stratford, had considerat lie diff.
Guilty In handling the crowd of weeping
women and anxious men.
In the early evening it was estimated
that upwards of so people visited the VIC
| Unity Of the accident and pirkpockets
took advantage OF the crowd to secure
considerable booty.
All Of the bodies of the bridgeport
| dead and the unidentified wers taken to
the inorgue at Bridgeport late tonight.
| 1t has heen ascertained that 20. flares
We're registered and with the young chill
dren that did net have to pay fares and
| the motor man and conductor and an ex-
/ ira motorrnan that was beiny taught,
makes the probable number on the car 81.