Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-31
TWO MEN DEAD IN THE WRECK.
Terrible Collision In South Brooklyn This Morning gpassenger Train Colided With Engne--Engineer and Fireman Killed and About Dozen Injued-Coroner Mix Among the
 lniured..Both Engines Wrecked and
 Tracks Blocked.

of Chapman was found lying on the. tender. He was covered with coal and oil and his clothes were burned. It was sad sight and one which will not be soon forgotten. He was mangled almost beyond recognition. He was lifted from the tender by four or five men, carried to a place at the side of the tracks whence he was removed to Bergin & Sons undertaking establish ment, where an examination of his in- juries was made by Acting Medical Examiner Graves. Both legs were broken, his ribs were staved in from the rear, his skull was crushed in above the eyes. MT Chapman was we'll known in this city and was brother in law of Linford Root, clerk of the district court. His remains will be re- moved to his home in New Haven this afternoon by Undertaken Bergin.
 Fireman Newman was found under his engine. His body was not so bad ly nangled as was Chapman's. He was removed to Bergin & Sons under taking establishment where Dr Graves made an examination of the injuries. Both legs were broken, one side of the head was crushed in and his arm was broken. His remains will be kept at Bergin's undertaking rooms until his relatives in Bridgeport are heard from.
 Immediately after the accident mes sages were sent for doctors and for help to different places; also for the ambulance. Freight Agent M. j.. Leary and number of men were soon on hand and started to aid the injured in every possible manner. Drs Rus sell, Graves. Pomeroy, Hayes, David, Crane, Dwyer, Kilmartin and McLar- ney responded immediately to the call for medical aid and did everything in their power to assist the injured. The nearby residents on Railroad Hill street placed their homes at the dis posal of the injured and a number of the women under the leadership of Mrs Welton banded themselves to- gether and assisted in caring for the in- Jured. Many men were soon at the scene and offered as much assistance as lay within their power. Among them were 0. Y. Kent. Alderman Robert Walker and 0. J. Hackett.
 Many and sad were the scenes Men who were formerly strong and able bodied, full of life and vigor and 1mbued with the strength of youth, lay helpless. They were covered with blood, their limbs were bruised, they were unable to move or to be moved without suf- fering severe pain. Agony was writ ten upon every feature of their faces, yet they bore their sufferings without murmur. They stood the terrible ordeal manfully.
 The bodies of the injured members Of the train crews were found either Tn the cars or along the tracks. where they had been thrown when the boil CTS exploded. They were looked after by tender hands, and when the doctors had seen them. and dressed their in- Juries the more seriously injured were placed on stretcher and on seats i'm prov1sed as stretchers, carried into a passenger car nearby and later were taken to the Naugatuck depot, whence they were removed to the Waterbury hospital
 One of the most impressive, and vet a sad sight, was the administering of the last rites of the church to three of the injured men, Messrs Flaherty. Gagain and Shelley, by Rev Father Sul- nvan of St Patrick's church, who was at the scene of the wreck few min utes after the collision.
 Many rumors are afIoat as to the cause of the collision and as to the placing of the responsibility for4t. The local telegraph operator states that the engine which helped to push the freight train to this city early this morning had orders to return to Bridgeport; but he furthermore stated that the regular train had the right of way. Freight Agent M. J. Leary said that no matter what orders were issued, the regular train had the right of way. It was as- certained from another source that the crew of the engine going south had or- ders to go back, but to look out for the regular train.
 A few minutes after the accident crowds. were hurrying toward the scene of the wreck from all directions, and soon there were a thousand or more people there. Later in the morn- ing Captain Ramon and a squad of police arrived and succeeded in keep ing the crowd back. About 10:30 work was commenced to clear away the wreckage. The tracks and surround ing land were strewn with pipes, pieces of machinery, parts of the boil CTS and other parts of the engine. The boiler of the engine which was going south laid across the track, which laid parallel to the track on which the col lision occurred. On the telegraph wires above was the whistle of one of the engines
 The camera fiend was among the first to arrive on the scene of the wreck.
 The trains on the Naugatuck divi- sion this morning were delayed by the wreck.
 Pictures of the wreck are already. on exhibition in the display windows of the Gaffney Jewelry Co.'S store.
 One of the injured men was offered a glass of liquor. He refused 1t saying T have never tasted any of 1t and I never will. would sooner die"
 It was at first reported that three men had been killed, for one member of the crew was unaccounted for. The