The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-02
With Governor Aboard and Some Sixty Members Their Special is in Serious Head-on
 Collision.
FOUR TRAINMEN ARE KILLED
MANY OF THE MILITIAMEN IN- JURED BUT NONE FATALLY.

Train Returning From Waterbury Where Company F. Had Gone as Guests at Banquet Given by Com pany A--But a Mile and Half From the City When It Crashes Into the Regular Which Left New Haven at 11.3O-Engineer Alleged to Have Run Beyond His Orders-Engineer Fisher of This City Among the Dead-List of the Injured.
 Waterbury, March Flour dead and more than a score injured, two of whom are so seriously injured that their recovery is doubtful, and many nursing bruises and scratches, is the result of a wreck on the Naugatuck division early this morning, owing, it Is alleged, to an engineer running be- yond his orders. The special train containing the New Haven Grays, Governor Rollin s. Woodrauff and staff-in all about six ty-fve occupants-left Waterbury about 12;45 o'clock, being supposed to meet the regular which left New Ha- ven at 11:30 at Hillside crossing, not far from the Eagle brewery, mile and a half from the city.
 The special went beyond and met the regular with head-on crash which re- duced the engines to mass of scrap iron.
 The most seriously injured are Rus- sell and Champlin, and they are in the hospital here.
 The dead were, the crews of the en- zines, and it is believed that one of them is still under the wreckage of the locomotives. All of the men were more or less charred and blackened.
 When the trains came together the impact was so tremendous that they were crushed together like eggshells, and together toppled from the track and down into the ditch beside it, car rying with them their crews, one of whom was so deeply buried under the debris that his body has not yet Heen removed. As the engines struck the tenders of both were hurled backwards and that drawing the special crashed into the coach, smashing it and injur- ing almost every one on the car.
 Governor Woodruff luckily escaped injury, and, speaking of the catas- trophe afterwards, said he did not know at the time what had happened, but he knew that something had struck the train heavily
 The tender of the regular practically telescoped the forward car
 As soon as the disaster became usrown here call was sent out for ambulances and doctors and they were rushed to the scene, together with spec ial trolley cars, which were sent down to convey the wounded and others to the city. Those of the passengers who were not severely injured had their wounds attended to and were put aboard special trolley cars and sent by that means to New Haven.
 The governor and staff also started for New Haven by trolley.
 The Dead.
 Engineer William Fisher of New Ha- ven, of the special.
 Engineer william Norton of Water bury, of the regular.
 Fireman Charles Carpenter, known as sling" of the regular.
 Unknown fireman of the special train. Home said to be in New Haven.
 The Injured.
 Fred c. Russell of New Haven. head bruised, ears and nose, one eye injur- ed.
 c. " Champlin of New Haven, elbow fractured, head and face badly cut and bruised; minor cuts and bruises on body.
 Lieutenant Nathan B. Fitch of New Haven, face and head cut and bruised; body bruised and cut.
 Lieut.. F. c. Grabb, of New Haven, stomach injured. Bruises on body, Se- s-iously affected by shock.
 Charles E. Julin, of New Haven, pri- ate secretary to Governor Woodruff face badly bruised, nose and leg cut.
 V. G. Hodges, of New Haven, rib broken, scalp wounds.
 John L. Gilson, cuts on arm. Thumb injured.
 Carl Bollnan, lawyer, New Haven, face cut.
 Patrick Craven, Waterbury, cut over right eye.
 Giovanni Duongiurno, jaw and head badly bruised.
 Burton N. Blatchley, New Haven, cuts on head.
 Conductor Eaton of the special, left leg bruised and sprained.
 Baggage Master Terrence Brennan, of New Haven, left arm sprained Thumb cut
 Assistant Postmaster William P. Tut tie, New Haven, back sprained. Not serious.