Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-01
AFTER THE COLLISION.
The Injured Men at the Hospital
 Are Improving.

Hundreds of People Visited the Scene
 of the Superintendent Hop
 son Denies That the Train Was
 Ahead of Scheduled Time.
 No more deaths than those reported dn last evenings papers have occurred as result of the terrible collision on the Naugatuck division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford ralA- road near South Brooklyn yesterday morning, in which two lives were lost and about twenty persops were more or less injured. However, three mem bers of the train crews are at the Wa terbury hospital and their condition Is very serious. There IS a possibility that they may die. The men in ques- tiom are Joseph J. Skelly, Bridgeport, express messenger on the regular train, whose skull was fractured at the base and whose head was severely cut. His ears were also badly cut. All day yesterday he was unconscious and his condition was considered crit ical He passed comfortable night, however, and early this morning he recovered consciousness. The hospital authorities reported to-day that his con- dition was better and he was resting comfortably. He was still in danger, however. The hospital authorities also reported that the condition of John Eagain, fiagman on the wildcat engine, who is suffering from com pound injury to the hip, fracture of the right femur, and whose eyes were badly burned with clnders and steam, was better, as was that of Dennis Fla herty, of 321 Water street. New Ha- ven, fireman on the wildcat engine, who was badly scalded about the face and arms, cut about the head, and whose skin was scalded and torn around the base of the spine. Both passed the might comforta bly,, but were not yet out of danger. Dr Graves is attending all three, The condition of Joseph LitsitZ of New Boston, Mass one of the passen gers, who had two of his ribs broken. is very good. He is stiM at the hospital.
 The body of Harry Chapman of New Haven. engineer on the wildcat engine was removed to New Haven on the 4:40 train yesterday afternoon in charge of Undertaken Bergin. Refa. Hives accompanied the remains. The New Haven Journal and Courier has the following about the dead engineer
 sfHarry W. Chapman the engineer of the light locomotive. who was killed was thirty years and ten months old and lived at 30s Howard avenue He was married and was son-in-law o1 ex-Captain of Police Hyde and g brother-in-1aw of PatroIman George Hyde. He leaves one child He was the only son of John c. Chapman. oi S2 Cottage street, the insurance agent and former State street four merchant and feed dealer. His relatives re, eeived word shortly after the accident that Chapman was so badly disfigured that he was recognized only by wed ding ring which he wore. Mfr Chap man was formerly employed Tn th< Water street freight yard here as z fireman on a switch engine. Abou eight years ago he was promoted to en Glneer and it is said that this was hi! first accident in that capacity. Ht was well known and very popular among local railroad men, He wal a native of this city. He was a mem
 
 Engineers and of the Royal Arcanum Friends of the deceased engineer ea! khaf he was always extremely carefu and was no doubt following orders when he lost his life. He was a strict lv temperate man-never used wine O Siduors.
 The funeral services will take plac Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from hi late residence. 49O Howard avenue The house was 306 Howard avenue un til yesterday. when the new number on the street went into effect. The de ceased leaves. besides his immediat family, his parents and three sisters viz: Mrs Root, wife of Linford F. Root clerk of the district court of Water bury; Mrs Alice l.. Besse, wife of liar " R. Besse, clothing merchant in Re chester, N. T., and Mrs Grace F. Sl mon, wife of Henry c. Simon, uphol sterer on Chapel street, this city"
 The remains of Albert Neumann O Bridgeport the fireman on the passen ger engine. were removed to his hom fin the Park City on the 6:B0 train las night in charge of Undertaken Bergir The father and the brother of the de ceHsed accompanied the remains
 Fireman Neumann was a native 0 sWinTted, 28 years old. From tha place he removed with his parents t New Haven. He enlisted in the reg nlar army and during the last five year lDf fis service the Spanish war brok lput. He was member of Grimes battery, which rendered distinguishe service at the battle of San Juan. H was at one time special courier an carried dispatches when such trip were attended with great danger Fl was wounded at the battle of Sa Juan, and on his return from servic was for long time patient at tn Bridgeport hospital. He married Mis- Futile. nurse at the hospital. 1aa June, and resided with his parents. Nj and Mrs Gustave Neumann, 168 Hur avenue. He was member of N. VI Bishop command. Spanish War Vete, Ana ana %haf organization met las