The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-19
TROLLEY CRASH
INJURIES TWELVE
Cars Returning From TaY-
IOr Sunday School Pic
mic in Bad Acct
dent.
AIR BRAKE FAILS TO WORK
Some One Had Turned the
Lever in the Car Shut
ting Out the
Air.
INJURED ARE SENT HOME
After Treatment by Doctors
on Scene Ambulances
Took Them to Resi-
dences.
INJURED ARE SENT HOME

Twelve persons were injured some OF
them rather seriously. and a largo
number more were shaken up and
slightly bruised in rear end trolley
collision that occurred shortly after s
o'clock in front of the Taylor Congre-
gational church on Shelton avenue at
Division street. The two cars were big
double truck cars, and were returning
from Double Beach with the members
of the Taylor church Sunday school,
which held Its annual picnic at that re-.
sirt yesterday.
The Injured.
Miss Iva Nagel, Brooklyn, visiting at
23 Watson street; possibly internally
injured.
Miss Clara Stolzenberger, New York
city, also visiting at 23 Watson street,
may have internal injuries.
Mrs. Thomas Waite, 81 Willis street,
head badly cut, taken to her home un-
conscious, May have fractured skull
Mrs. Daniel Visel, AZ Morse street,
knee and elbow hurt.
Miss Alice Weiss, 217 Dixwell avenue,
unconscious, may have internal in
juries,
Miss May Weiss, PIT Dixwell avenue,
internal injuries, left arm hurt.
Miss Lulu Keefe Of Mt. Carmel,
boarding at 1874 Shelton avenue, hip
hurt
Mrs Daniel Wolcott, 735 Dixwell ave-
nue., badly shaken and bruised
Henry Mautte, aged six, Dudley
street, arm bruised.
Miss j. Lynne, 26O Ivy street, right
elbow bruised from jumping from car.
Miss Mabel Finch, aged six, 2o7 Di-
vision street, deep cut over eye, and
other cuts. Said to be most seriously
injured of all
Mrs. Charles w. Finch, 2o7 Division
street, knee injured.
Mrs William Welch, 45 Gibbs street,
badly bruised.
Theaccident happened in very pc
culiar way, and one that has never be-
fore occurred in this city. The forward
car (379), inchargeof Conductor Daniel
Mckay, with P. Skelly, motorman, had
stopped in front Of the Taylor church
to let off the passengers. The second
+ car, uuQHT NJ oOEIIudllLly SulQuSlOl,
and John Crawford, motorman, was
following it closely. Just after the car
passed Gibbs street, report like a
great explosion was heard on the Sec
ond car, and Motorman Crawford shout
ed to the car ahead to start up again.
When Crawford attempted to apply the
air brake on his car, he found that the
1,o5 el,,, oee hos 17a
brake was useless. He Immediately
reversed power and shouted to the
crew of the other car to go ahead, but
it was too late to avoid a collision.
The cars swere too close to permit of
any perceptible slackening with the
hand brake, and with a terrific crash
( the second car smashed into the first
one, bending over the rear dashboard
against the seat like a leaf.
When the cars came together the
front car had been about half emptied
and all along the car people were get
ting out. Many of them were thrown
When the passengers on the second car
heard the report caused by the blow
ing out of Jack in reversing the pow
er, and heard the motorman call out
many started to jump from the car, and
some were injured in this manner.
The most seriously injured were on
the rear of the front car. Mrs. Waite
and Mrs. Yisel were standing on the
back platform preparatory to getting
off, and were pinned against the seat
by the bent dashboard
Rev r Nelson Harris, pastor of the
church since February sat on the front
seat of the second car. He tells the
story of the accident this way:
"The cars left Double Beach about
o'clock. All the way from the draw
bridge the cars followed each other
closely. After we he'd passed Gibbs
street there was a terrific report on the
car, such that it seemed as If the tor
had been blown off. Sparks showeret
down upon us, and many Of the gir:'
thought they were burned Then
heard the motorman yell to the crew OF
the first car to go ahead. At this the
women and girls began to get fright
ened. and started to jump off l called