The Newtown bee., 1901-10-04
LONG HILL.
A FRIGHTFUL DISASTER, IN WHICH
 THREE LOSE THEIR LIVES.

A FRIGHTFUL DISASTER, IN WHICH
 THREE LOSE THEIR LIVES.
 I'll e head-on collision which occurred about o'clock Monday p. m., on tEe curve about one-quarter of a mile two freight trans crashed together
 was one of the worst wrecks which ever occurred on the Berkshire di- vision, and caused the death of three men, and injured three more serious ly, besides completely demolishing two engines: eighteen cars filled with eggs flour, fruit and merchandise of all kinds, and as viewed by the writer, was sight to make any one heartSick. The south bound train consisted of B freight cars, heavily loaded, and were in charge of Thomas Shield, conduc- tor, and George W. Holt, the engineer, whose own confession is that he should have stopped on the siding at Stepney not reminded of itJuntil the collision occurred. The north bound train was in charge of Conductor John Miller and Engineer Edward Burns, and had the right of way. The dead are Ed ward Burns, of Bridgeport, engineer of the north bound train, Paul Gusterf- son, of Bridgeport, fireman on the south bound train, and Joseph Con- nalle, known by his train fellows as Malley, of New Haven. The injured ones are George w. Holt of Pittsheld, Mass, engineer on the south bound train, who received bad bruises about the head and heart, and had his right hand badly crushed, which had to be amputated after he reached the Bridgeport hospital. Roy Leonard pitchor nf Gtcol> riduo NTncc +;roroo~ on the north bound train, who had his left leg badly crushed, which also had to be amputated after reaching the hospital at Bridgeport; Robert Chris tian;Of Bridgeport, brakeman of the north bound train, who received inter- nal injuries which were feared would prove fatal. He was also taken to the Bridgeport hospital. There were sev- eral narrow CSC II eS. John F. keane, of Canaan, and .!nhn J. Kane, of Bing- hampton, were sorting freight in one car, and John Prince in another car, were hurled from the car several feet, but were uninjured, with the excep- tion of being a lii tie dazed for an hour A miraculous escape was that of J. B.
 Nichols, of Brattleboro, Vt., who was in charge of the prize OK, weighing f, :}63 pounds. belonging to A. G. Avery, of Shelburne Falls, Mass, and was being brought from Allentown, Pa., tc the Newtown fair for exhibition, but on account of the wreck did not reach Newtown until Friday night. MT Nichols and this OK were on the car next to the engine, which was stored at both ends. When MT Nichols came to himself, he was on top of a car with a lighted lantern in his hand, and there was just room enough left in the car for the OK to stand. But the OK did not htve as much as a scratch on him,
 and the keeper only had scratch on his neck. The OK wasn taken out unin- jurcd. All traffic was suspended be- tween Bridgeport and Botsford, from Monday morning until about 1OO'clOck Friday morning, the train due in Bridgeport at about 9:3O, being the first to pass after the wreck, was clear ed. The last of the bodies were not removed until early Friday morning.
 The dead were all taken to Bridgeport. Dr Hill, of Monroe, was the first physi-