Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-31


 near the acid factory Tn South Brook lyn shortly after o'clock this morn Ing between the regular passenger train which arrives here from Bridge port at S:28 and an engine which was returning to Bridgeport after having pushed freight train from that place to this city early this morning. As a result ofthe collision two men were killed and about q dozen or more in- Iured. The killed are as follows:
 Harry Chapman, engineer on the en- zine going south; body horribly man. gled, scalp almost severed from head, face burned; killed instantly. A resi- dent of New Haven. where he has a wife and one child, boy.
 Herbert Newman, Bridgeport, fire man on the regular train: body horri- bly, mangled; killed instantly. Was married.
 The, injured:
 G. W. Burns, Bridgeport, engineer on regular train; severe gash over the eye; body somewhat bruised.
 C. H. To1les, conductor; scalp wound, back badly injured.
 John Gagain, New Britain, fagman on engine going south; scalp wound, face cut and eyes badly burned by cin- ders; also suffering from fracture of the right femur.
 Frank Mallette, baggagemaster on regular train: forehead badly cut.
 Joseph Skelly, express messenger on regular train; scalp wound, fracture at base of skull, ears badly burned.
 Michael Savage, brakeman on regu- eoss %rafy,. cTiUhtl1y du ui1Yrnd
 Thomas Conlon of Bridgeport, news boy on regular train; ear badly cut.
 Edward Worthen, brakeman on reg ular train; back badly injured.
 Mary Haggerty, 166 Maple street, Namgatuck, passenger; thumb frac- , fured, knees bruised and suffering from shock.
 Mrs Elizabeth Blake, sister of Mary Haggerty, 36O Water street, Nauga- tuck, passenger; knees and shoulders bruised; in a weak condition.
 Mary Theresa Blake. threeyear old daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Blake; cut and bruised about shoulders. All three are suffering from shock
 Mary Melloy, 215 North Main street, Union City; cut in face on left side of the jaw two Inches long; i've stitches placed in 1t; also bruised about mus cIes of knees and arms
 Jerry D. Shea. 149 Rubber avenue, a retail liquor dealer of Naugatuck; a passenger; bruised about legs and chin. Joseph Lftsitz of New Boston, Mass, messenger; three ribs fractured.
 Coroner Mix of New Haven, three ribs fractured.
 Dennis FIaherty, 84 Water street, New Haven; internal injuries, face, head, hands and arms burned back injured and burned, condition serious. ilne following were removed to the Waterbury hospital, where their fnjur- les were looked after by Dr Graves, assisted by Dr Galley and Dr Good rich: Wilson Burns, Joseph Litsitz, Joseph Skelly, John Gagain and Dennis Flaherty. Gagain's condition Is con- sidered critical while Flaherty's injur- aes are serious. Burns injuries are slight and he will be able to leave the hospital to-day. Mrs Blake, Mary Haggerty, Miss Blake and Mary Melloy were removed to the nearby residences of Mrs William Hughes and Mrs Will liam Saults on Railroad Hin street, where their injuries were dressed by
 
 to the home of John Haggerty, 54 South street, brother Of the injured women.
 The condition of Mrs Blake is all the more serious owing to the fact that she is an invalid. She was on her way to Norfolk for the benefit of her health.
 Coroner Mix of New Haven was also a passenger on the train. He was taken care of by Dr Anderson, who took the coroner to his office and dressed his injuries. Later he was re- moved to one of the local hotels.
 Where the collision occurred there is q short bend and it Is impossible to see the approach of coming train un. til 1t is almost near at hand The reg. ular train was travelling at a rate of about 25 or 30 miles an hour while the engine going south was travelling at the rate of about 40 miles an hour. fl is said. The engines came together with fearful crash. They ploughed Into each other for about 10 feet or more. Both boilers exploded and pieces of iron flew through the air fo1 distance Of many feet. The bag gage car was total wreck. When the two engines came together the pas. sengers on the train state that the train suddenly halted and then there was a slight jar backward But oth erwise they knew not that collision had occurred until they left the cars and saw the wrecked engines and the injured persons. The engineers prob ably didn't have time to stop their en zines in the least although 1t is stated that John Gagain fireman on the sin gle engine, heard the approach of the train when 1t was a short distance away and that he tried to jump off the engine to flag it, but his coat was caught in part of the engine and he was delayed Engineer Chapman was killed at his post while Engineer Burns was knocke, heavily to one side, although 1t i