Connecticut western news., 1907-08-22
Three Lives Sacrificed Continued from first page


 old building and spending fortune in blasting out foundations in the solid granite, erected thereon a fine block which with the Gridley house next makes fine piece of property.
 He was one of the original owners of Raven mining stock in Connections. For number of years past he had been successful in dealing in mining stocks.
 MT. Root was one of the first men ill Bristol to buy an automobile and it was feared that he would have an accident some day because of the fact that he his machine was at times a trifie reck- less. His friends had often warned him against his habit of speeding his car. They pointed out to him that the risk was heightened by his deafness, which made it impossible for him to learn, by certain forms, of impending danger. The warnings were needed but little, however, as he continued to drive his car at high speed over the level stretches of good road. -.-.. .....
 Catherine Roberts Root, mother of Charles J., and Mary F. Root, was a descendant in the direct line of the first of the clockmakers who made Bristol famous as a clock town. Her life was spent in Bristol. ..
 Mary P. Root was about 50 years of age and was z. graduate of Vassar Col lege. She was a talented women and wrote Chapter Sketches of Connecti- cut Daughters of the American Revolu- tion." This work was printed in two volumes and the first was named Patriot Saints and was devoted to the Chapters of the order in the state, while the other was called Patriot Daughters" and dealt with the real daughters of the order.
 Miss Candace Roberts was about 70 years of age and was sister of Mrs. Catherine Root and for nearly half a century had been one of the Root family. In her younger days she was a school teacher in East Haven for few years.
 One son of the family Theodore, sur wives and he has one daughter. Cath crime, who was in the accident, but whose life was preserved.
 Later Developments
 Miss Mary P. Root was still living when THE NEWS went to press last evening. The House of Mercy physi- cians hold out no hope, however as she sustained fracture of the skull, broken shoulder and injuries to one lung. Monday afternoon, the patient took a little nourishment, but has not regained consciousness. Her vitality is considered remarkable. The little girl, Catherine Root, has fully recovered 1 from the effects of the accident, and re- turned to her home. Her father, Theo- dore Root, is in poor health, and on hearing of the accident his condition be- came so bad that the mother was unable to leave him to come to her daughter She was nearly prostrated, but when she became aware that her daughter was not injured she became calm.
 The little girl felt quite strong Mor- day morning. but suffered quite little from the bruises and contusions. Her escape from serious injuries baffles the physicians. Her clothing was not even torn and only slightly soiled. She said that her uncle was not racing the auto mobile against the train. She said e was running little ill advance of the express, and that because the other members of the party were very deaf they did not hear the train, and that she did not because of the noise made by the automobile.
 Medical Examiner Beebe stated that he would report to the state officials that the party met death as the result of an accident, and that in his opinion the rail- road company was not to blame. He thinks the automobile was racing with the train. It is his opinion the bodies of the victims were not caught under the wheels of the train, but were thrown against the tender.
 It is said that Mir Roots estate of nearly s;500,000 was nearly all willed to 1 the niece, Catharine. 1 Some interesting and curious questions of law arise from the accident, says the Hartford Courant. MT. Root himself is dead and so is his mother. The law now will want to know which died first If the son died first, then his mother inher- 1 ited his estate and the inheritance tax on that transmission of property would be one-half of one per cent. But, if the mother died first, then MT. Roots sur viving brother and sister will inherit his ,sroperty and the tax on such a line of inheritance is three per cent, or six times the other tax. But, if the mother inner | ited from the son and then died immedi- | ately after, the property thus inherited would at once descend to the surviving