The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-21
STRUCK BY A TROLLEY CAR
SHOCKING ACCIDENT IN VEST
HAYEN LAST NIGHT.

An Unknown Man Riding on the Run
with Terrible Forcs on the Head by
Another Cnr-Had Moved From His
Seat 10 the Running Hoard to Accom-
modnte woman.
A most horrible accident occurred last
night about half-past ten In West Ha-
ven just below the car barns of the
Winchester Avenue railroad, which re-
suited in the death of a young man
about nineteen years of age. Up to a
late hour last night at the hospital,
where he died, he was unidentified and
no one was on the car Who could throw
any light as to his identity.
The young man was returning to the
city from Savin Rock, and when the
car that he was on had almost reached
the barns he rose and offered his seat
to a woman who had Just cotton at one
Of the streets crossing Campbell ave-
nue. The man was on the inside seat,
and after giving up his place he stood
on the running board of the car, as
there was no other available room. He
had not been there more than twenty
seconds when he was struck on the
head with Terrible force by the guard
rail of another car running in the op-
posite direction, crushing In his head so
that some of his brains and parts of
his skull dropped in the lap of a woman
who was seated in the place where he
first was seated Blood and portions
of the unfortunate mans head were
spattered about for a number of feet
and several of the passengers were
smeared with it. He was knocked down
between the two cars. and his left leg
between the knee and ankle was run
over and crushed by the car that was
bringing him from Savin Rock.
The man was nearly dead when as
arrived and was picked up and
put on a special car that was immedi-
ately summoned. There he lay on the
rear seat with his head crushed almost
to q Jelly, yet he breathed and lived for
nearly four hours after the accident oc-
Cured. DR.. Wilson was called up by
telephone and met the car as it was
passing his house on Elm street, West
Haven. AS soon as the physician saw
the injured man he knew that he had
but little time to live .and ordered the
ear to hurry TO the city. In the mean
lime DR.. Wilson telephoned to the hos
oital to have the ambulance meet the
ear at the corner of Carlisle street and
Howard avenue The hospital ambu
ance was there when the car arrived
1t the corner, and the injured man was
from the hard boards Of the
roley car to the more comfortable am
)ulance.
At. the hospital the young man was |
placed in a private ward and everything |
possible was done for him, although 1t |
vas evident that he had but q short |
ime to live. The authorities expected |
hat he would die within fifteen min
ties after he reached the hospital, but |
lie had grip on life and breathed his
asst about o'clock this morning.
Inquiries and an immediate search
we're made through the clothing of the
,atient for something that would lead
o his Identification, but absolutely
othing was found that would tell who
e was. There were no letters or pa
ers in his pockets, no initials on his
lOthing or on his handkerch1ef. ror
marks of any kind about his person.
The only thing that was found on
lin aside from his handkerchief was a
mall bottle of vanilla fiavoring extract
uch as is used by soda water fountain
eepers
1t was found at the hospital that his
ag was badly crushed, evidently hav-
ag been run over by the car.
The car that struck the young man
vas one of the new cars of the Win
hester road and is a very wide one,
he guard rail of the seat that collided
nth the mans head extending out for
considerable distance. The part of the
ar that struck him was smeared with
lood and the rail was bent from the
orce of the blow. The number of the
ar was 96 and was run by Motorman
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