The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-18
GAME WON BY ALDERMEN
GREAT BALL TOSSING AT S4YIN
ROCK YESTERDAY.

ex-Membcrs of tho Common Council
A Serious Accident Narrowly Avortet
Lady BicycIist struck by One of th'
Special Cars-12-s Was the Score ofth'
Game.
The aldermen won the ball game al
Savin Rock yesterday afternoon by the
score of 10 to by outplaying their OPP
ponents of the councilmanic board, al
though the latter would have it lac
night that the umpires had something
to do with the result of the game. Ii
the umpires did, early in the game, give
the aldermen the benefit of doubtful de-
cisions, they more than evened things
in the last inning, when they called
City Clerk Norris out at home plate af-
ter he had swatted the ball to the rear
fence and was Just about tc receive
congratulations on making a home run.
Five innings and the hot sun served
to decide the baseball supremacy of the
common council for 1900. The sun beat
numerically down upon the players,
many Of whom had not played game
of ball for many years, and five innings
was, therefore, as long as they could
| stand it.
At o'clock the members and ex-
members of the common council, with
a number of city officials, gathered at
city hall and, headed by the Second reg
iment band, they marched out Church
street to Elm, to Orange, to Chapel, to
the corner of Church and Chapel, where
they took special cars for Savin Rock,
the scene of the contest. AT that time
| the thermometer was soaring towards
100 above, and many of the city fathers
We're in their shirtsleeves, their collars
padded with handkerchiefs Others
those who We're to play in the game
We're nearly overcome at the thought OF
| later being obliged to do stunts on the
| diamond At the corner Of the green
three special cars were waiting and the
band took the front car and led the pro-
cession to Savin Rock, playing on the
| way.
When the party reached West Haven
town hall an accident happened which
nearly broke up the programme for the
day. Just below the crossing at the
town hall the band car passed lady
bicyclist, who as soon as that car had
gone by her turned her wheel upon the
track directly in front of the second car,
which was closely following the first.
Those In the front part Of the car yelled
warning to her as she turned her
wheel towards the track, the motorman
changed the bell, shut off the power and
put on brakes. The woman rider when
she saw the car close upon her, did the
most sensible thing that she could do
under the circumstances. She turned
her wheel at right angles to the track
and endeavOred to get across before the
car reached her. The car was only
about twelve feet behind her when she
rode upon the track and was so close to
her that she could not get out of the
way. nor could the motorman stop be
fore he reached her. Those on the car
were watching her, Mortified but unable
to help her A groan went up when the
front of the car struck her. She was
knocked from her wheel and disappear
ed under the car, which ran eight or ten
feet before it could be stopped.
The men on the car jumped off, and,
looking under the front Of the car, saw
her lying upon the fender just in front
of the forward wheel. Strange to say,
she had not tainted, as most women
would probably have done under the
circumstances, but as soon as the car
stopped she called to those who had
Jumped from the car, telling them that
she was not hurt.
hJ1err,,op brill Cf thp Second ward
was riding on the third car and was
among the first to run up when the ac-
cident occurred, and, looking under the
car at the injured woman, he saw that
she was his sister With his assistance
and that of other members of the party
she crawled from under the car and
was able to stand up. Her face was
covered with blood. which was flowing
from a bad cut over the left eye, prob
ably caused by the front rail of the car
striking her as she sat upon her wheel
She was taken into Woods drug store
near by, and there her brother Alder |
man Brill, who had fortunately happen
ed to be present. dressed her injury and
cared for her. She refused to have a
doctor sent for and would not allow
her brother to call a carriage After |
about half an hour she went home on
a car. Her wheel was badly wrecked.
At the time the accident occurred
Miss Brills sister Teresa was with her,
riding on the opposite side of the track.
She was so shocked by the occurrence, |
at first that her sister had |
been killed, that she became hysterical, |
but later became quoted and went |
home with her sister.
The motorman of the car displayed |
rare presence of mind and had he not |
acted so promptly in shutting off the |
power and putting on the brakes Miss |
Brill would undoubtedly have been kill
ed. Those on the car remarked on the |
promptness of his action, and after the |
car started again he was given three
cheers. So quickly did he put on the |
brakes and shut off the power that
fuse was burned out in the car
The accident had for the time cast a
gloom over the party, but after it was
found shat Miss Brill was not seriously
hurt all soon recovered from the shock
and everything went smoothly again.
When the game opened at 3 o'clock
the grand stand was well filled, about !
500 persons being present. Among
those who watched the game Were Colo
mel Horn of Winsted, state labor COM
missioner; John l. Hutchinson of Essex;
NIavor Dricrnl1 Town Clerk Rretha1Ier