The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-10
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

Mrs. Walter Brockett Killed and Two
/ Children Injured.
) One of the most pitiful and at the
same time shocking accidents that ever
i took place in New Haven occurred yes
tcrday morning. A mother sacrificed
her own life to preserve that Of her
child. The unfortunate woman was
Mrs. Walter L. Brockett of ! Foxon
street. Yesterday morning Mrs. Brock
EFT, accompanied by her two little chill
dren, David and Belle, aged four and
one and one-half years respectively,
drove down town to do some shopping
They were driving in n light business
, wagon and with horse Of Mr.. Brock
ett's. which had always been quite
tractable and mild.
AS they We're returning and almost
| at the time they were under the big
| iron bridge Of the Shore line road over
i Quinnipiac avenue, a train crossed the
/ bridge and frightened the horse. Lit
tie Belle BrOckett was sitting on her
| mothers lap and David was alongside
her The horse gave a sudden start
when the train came along and pound
ed up the street. Mrs, Brockett was
able to her her two hands on the reins,
but try as she could she was unable to
keep the horse under control. and it
dashed up the street. Little Belle was
! C}.nging to her mother as best she
{ could and the efforts of Mrs. Brockett
to hold on to her two children and the
| reins as we'll, were too much for her,
and the reins fell from her grasp.
After going about one hundred yards
the horse sWerved to the right side of
the street and the wheel in striking
the small bank which forms the curbing
along the street. caused Mrs. Crockett
+ to he thrown against tree. striking
her head with great force and killing
! her instantly. The little baby was held
fast in its mothers mothers arms as
the two left the carriage, and 1t is sup
! posed that Mrs. Crockett formed
cushion for it. for she was unhurt when
picked up a few minutes later by some
neighbors.
! The body of Mrs. Rrockett was
| taken to the house The child was
| taken to the home of Mrs. James f.
! Nelson and later to its home.
| The horse sped on up the avenue, lit
! tie David striving to guide it, His eff
i forts were futile, for the animal again
swerved so that the wagon crashed into
tree. David was thrown out and
struck on his head. When picked up
he was insenSible and thought there is
a chance of his recovery the conclusion
and bruises We're extremely serious.
Mr. Brockett, who was in New Ha-
ven at the time of the accident, was
summoned and reached his home about
half an hour after the accident Oc-
| CURED. He WIS almost Frustrated at
| the sight Of his wife and child and it
was hard to control him. Many neigh
| boris went over to the Brockett home
and offered any assistance whatever,
| but there was nothing to be done. The
residents in the vicinity say that Mrs,
! Brockett was one of their happiest as
soCiates and her loss will be felt deeply
| by all who knew her
She was married to Mr.. Brockett
about seven years ago and they had
! three children. Justine, the oldest,
| about six years of age, and David and
! Belle. Mrs. Brockett was devoted to
/ her home and children and her loss will
/ be felt nowhere as much as it will
| there, The children in turn were all
| devoted to their mother and father,
and the little home in Foxon street was
one of the happiest that the magma
| ton could picture.
! Mrs. Brockett was Minnie Belle Kay
| before her marriage, and great many
| New Haven people will remember her
: as one of the most attractive and ac-
| complished entertainers who have ever
appeared before an audience in this
j city She was about thirty years of
+ age and had lived in New Haven all of
I her life,
| DR.. Grannis, who attended little Da-
vid, said last night that he had so far
| regained consciousness as to ask for a
drink Of water. From examinations
made thus far there are no indications
Of fractured bones but internal injur-
| les may develop. The prospects for the
little fellows recovery last night were
encouraging.