The Newtown bee., 1907-03-08

gfneer had forgotten the location of the switch which carried the siding on to the main iron. The coroner will not file his finding until further evi- dence has been taken. Conductor George Eaton is under detention at badly used up to leave. The coroner says that while the conductor is virtu- ally in custody, the evidence thus far has not tended to show that he was in any way to blame. The coroner finds that the special was running about 40 miles an hour, but railroad men made statements to the effect that they cannot understand why Fisher was running his engine so fast. General sympathy is expressed with Conductor George Eaton, who for IF years has run the New Haven't Pittsfleld full and polite official and the railroad has had no servant more faithful than be- Gov Woodruff in describing the accident, says: About dozen of us were sitting very near the middle of the car when the crash came. We were all thrown together, and l don't think any Of us realized exactly what was going on for second or more. l was thrown forward, clean through the iron back of one of the seats. AS soon as I collected my senses l con- cluded that 1 must get the men out of there. I called to them to keep quiet and get out as soon as possible. The accident occurred on slight curve. There was no embankment, and the car stayed close to the track, if not, in fact, still on it. When the men got out, some by themselves, and some assisted by others, we found our selves in utter darkness. We got to- gether some kerosene torches and looked over the scene. Both engines were in death-like embrace, and every piece of iron was bent and brOk- en utterly beyond recognition. The than pile of pig iron in mill yard.
 One engineer could be seen in the wreckage, only his feet sticking out
 from an immense mass of tangled steel and iron. All the way into New Ha- ven pr Hotchkiss, the surgeon-general whom we had on board. The men were throughout gallant and we'll be- haved. It was an awful experience. :" Mrs George Eaton, in speaking for her husband, states that before the train left the station in Waterbury MT pecially to the fact that the train or der directed them to go on the siding known as Hills siding, to wait for the regular accommodation to pass. "He says Fisher said: All right, Eaton, and climbed into the cab. He was not OUlI&0u Oy Ulc 1ulCo CO Cdll UdC Ou- gineer's attention especially to this fact, but being naturally cautious. did so. It was an extra run for him, but he had had plenty of sleep, and this had nothing to do with the wreck.
 Just as the train got about a quarter of mile from Waterbury Fisher be- gan to speed it up, and it occurred to my husband that perhaps they were near the siding switch or had passed it. The car was full of men standing up, singing and laughing. He got nervous after waiting moment and listened for the train to strike the siding switch, and then it flashed across his mind positively that they had passed it. He started for the rear of the car to pull the conductor $ valve which would apply the brakes, but was hindered by the crowd which was standing up in the aisle singing. When about midway through the Car struggling to reach the valve, he reached up and pulled the bell cord three times, the signal to stop, and the next moment the crash came. He was sent sprawling on the floor and threw up his hand to protect his face, and this undoubtedly saved him from being cut. The rest you know"