Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-10
Eight Persons Lose Their Lives
in Wreck on the New
Haven Road.
ENGINE JUMPED CROSSOVER
Wreckage Takes Fire and Adds
to the Horror of the Scene
Many Passengers among6
the Injured.

WeStpOrt. conn, OCt 3.-ElSht PERSONS
| five of them women passengers in a par
Tor car lost their lives and many persons
we're injured in railroad wreck here
late to-day.
| The Springfield express Grain No. 53)
second section, running from Hartford to
New York over the New York. New Ha-
ven & Hartford railroad. was the train
wrecked. The engine, driven at high
speed, failed to take a crossover from one
track to another just west of this sta
| ton.
The train went into the ditch alongside
the tracks, and the four parlor cars which
followed the mail and baggage cars were
completely demolished. The wreckags
took fire. adding to the horror Of tho
scene.
| The dead are:
Mrs. E. p. Gavlt daughter Of Anthony
n. Brady OF Albany. N. Y.
Miss Mary Hamilton. Mrs. c. s. Ran
som. Mrs. James c. Brady. sister.
daughters Of Andrew Hamilton Of AL
bany. n. Y.
One unidentified woman.
Mark Wheeler, mail clerk. who died
at the hospital
George l. Clarke. engineer
Joseph ]. Moker, fireman.
The four women first mentioned had
been members of party OF friends
who had attended the funeral Of Pat
rick Garvan at Hartford this after
noon. He recently died abroad, and
on a special car many friends from
New York and elsewhere had gone To
Hartford earlier In the day.
After the express had been wrecked
great fear was entertained that the spe-
cial car had been attached to this SEQ
ond section at Hartford. 1t was not un-
til a late hour that It was definitely
determined that members Of the fun
eral party separated at Hartford and
James c. Brady and some relatives
took the Springfield express As the
first section had only day coaches tn,
second section was taken. 1t was M
until W. +. BRADY. another son of Al
thony n. Brady had gone to the lit.
undertaker's room here to which II
! bodies had been removed that those
Mrs. Brady. Mrs. Tucker and Mr.
Gavit were definitely identified
| The wreck unlike that on t.
! Fairfield viaduct six miles east of here
on July II. last year. when the Fedora
express went off the embankment aft
err the engine had failed to make tn
crossover at high speed.
The injured include:
Elliott Harrison of Aiken. ;. c., lie.
broken.
Mrs. o. L. Made of indianapolis. Ind
severe body Injuries.
r. Price Of Warehouse Point. Conr
leg and arm broken. injuries to head.
| James Brady, Albany. \. Y. shock.
Edward Boggin of Worcester, Mass
cuts and bruises.
Samuel b. Cleaver OF Brooklyn. n. Y
cuts and bruises.
w. G. Franklin. Boston. injuries about
body and to head.
Il. ]. Bridgette. Of Wellesley. Mass
chest crushed and head injured.
William Weber Of New Haven, Conn.
Carl Tucker. New York
Mrs. Sloane OF New York and Jame>
Apt. baggagemaster.
The latter four are suffering from cuts
and bruises. All OF these are at Nor
walk hospital.
The baggage car next following COM
pletely catapulted tho engine but q
baggageman and a newsboy in It es-
capped with their lives. The four chair
cars next following were overturned
and instantly took fire. The three day
coaches. although derailed. remained
upright. To add to the distress the
wreck carried down the poles carrying
wires alongside OF the tracks and de-
lay ensued before outside assistance
could be secured.
As soon as possible the South Nor
walk fire department responded ana &
once began working on the burning
lcars. Meanwhile darkness had settled
down upon the wreck. surgeons had
been called from the cities of Nor
walk. South Norwalk. Bridgeport and
New Haven and a special train ORDER
ed made UP at Stamford to take away
Those passengers who were able Il
proceed The work OF rescue OF the
injured passengers could be prose.
cuted hut very slowly and for several
hours Are burned in tho wreckage.
STATEMENT OF THE OFFICIALS.
New Haven. Conn. Oct. S.-The New
York. Now Haven & Hartford Railroad
company gave out statement concern.
ing the wreck late tonight, pointing out
that Engineer Clark was one of the ole
timers in the roads service.
THE first section OF the train. a few
minutes ahead OF the second" says the
statement. took this crossover all right.
Second section took the crossover at high
speed In spite Of the fact that home sig
nal was at danger. or In stop position
The statement says that all five of tho
women killed were passengers In the firse
parlor car.
The engine, tender, baggage car, mail
four parlor cars and .ne coach were de-
rallied, engine going down the bank" tho
statement continues: Baggage car went
by the engine. the mail and one parloS
car followed and were on top OF the en-
CINE Balance of the derailed cars wer
partially tipped over. The mail and three
parlor cars caught fire. the fourth par.
Tor car was scorched on the end.
} "All passengers got out except those II
the first paror car"
There was no explosion OF the engine
The Interstate commerce commission has
been notified OF the accident.
c. c. Ellwell of the Connecticut public
utilities commission. who was in New
Haven. General Superintendent Pollock
and Superintendent Woodward, all three
promptly left New Haven for the scene
OF the wreck and will investigate the
cause which Will he announced Later