The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-27
THREE Men KILLED IN
COLLISION OF TRAINS

New Haven, Conn. Nov 27.-Three inen
were almost instantly killed and five OH
ers seriously injured by collision which
occurred late yesterday between a work
car filled with Italian laborers and
heavily loaded gravel train, at the Cedar
Hill yards Of the New York. New Haven
and Hartford railroad.
The names OF the dead are: Peter Me-
gono. Tomasso Soca and Dominick Dis
tino. all Italian laborers, believed to be
of this city.
The most seriously injured are: Gull
seppe Rescino. aged %, fractured right
arm and right pelvis, condition critical;
Paolo Crecio, aged IS fractured right arm
and badly bruised. expected to recover;
Francesca Raccasena. aged Is. badly
bruised and possibly internal injuries.
condition uncertain: Cebastoano Destino.
aged Is bruised and shaken, will recover.
Another man, whose name could not
be learned. was badly bruised
The point where the accident occurred
is at the junction of the Air line. main
line and Shore line divisions OF the rail-
road. just on the edge OF the Quinnlplac
meadows.
AS nearly al could be learned, the
gravel cars were standing on sidetrack.
coupled TO an engine, ready to start Cor
this city as soon as a free track was given
them. Thirty feet away from the rear
track, was work car crowded with ltdl-
ian railroad laborers. and still farther
east on the same track was an engine
facing east.
Various stories are told OF the manner
In which the accident happened, but tho
one TO which most OF the witnesses holl
is that the eastward facing engine back
ed down TO pick mp the work car and back
II to the gravel train, to which IL was 70
have been attached. In some unexplained
manner the work car was shot along the
track and crashed into the rear or the
gravel train with so great an impact That
the platform OF the work car was doubled
back on TO the body of the car.
About 90 men were in the work car
en-, they fought with one another In their
efforts TO get out. All OF them were bad
ly shaken up and many sustained minor
injuries
When they saw that the collision was
inevitable they attempted 20 escape by
jumping. and all but three managed to-
save their lives.
All OF the cars kept the track, and so
heavily loaded was the gravel car that
II gave but little when the work car hit
It,
Two OF the dead men. Megono and Soca,
had the upper part OF their bodies crush
ed and fell down between the cars. The
impact also smashed the end OF the gravel
car and the sand poured down on the
tracks, burying the two bodies. Distino
was jammed tightly between the platform
and the body OF the work car. where he
hung Imply from the waist down, with
one leg gone Not until the wrecker reach
ed the scene was IL possible 10 remove the
mangled body.
As soon as the laborers recovered from
ground a large part Of them, with picks,
shovels and knives. started for the re-
naming engine The engineer and fire.
man, however. seeing the danger, ran
their engine away from the scene and es-
capped the infuriated mob.
A heartrending scene followed the re-
moval of the body OF Distino from the
wreck Shortly after the body had been
laid on the bank beside the tracks Dis
tinos brother came up and, recognizing
his brothers mangled form, threw him
self with cries OF grief upon II and clung
to Il. refusing all appeals TO leave. He
was finally, with much difficulty. taken
away.
A general call was sent out for ambu-
lances but before they could be rushed 10
the scene a car had been attached TO one
OF the engines and the wounded we're
taken 20 the Union Station and from
there were conveyed 10 the New Haven
hospital.
Coroner Mix was notified and began an
investigation. He had not completed his
inquiry al n late hour last night but
stated that he was holding Engineer
George o. Devine and William J. Casey
and Thomas Tobn. conductor and assist
ant conductor OF the work train, under
5000 bonds each.
The men have furnished the required
bond
According a. tho facts brought out by the
coroner's Investigation. the gravel train
was standing on the main track OF the
Air Line division having backed up from
the city. The work car. with It's load OF
laborers. pushed by the engine OF which
Devine was engineer. came along toward