New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-04

are ten or twelve injured one or TWO
perhaps seriously"
The Identification Of Mrs. Ransom
was from card case bearing her name
tho bodies OF Mrs. Brady, Mrs. Ransom
and Mrs. Gavitt.
II is thought that the boiler OF the
engine exploded. The engineer. ore
Of the oldtimers in the roads service
was taken out alive, but died immc-
diately atterward. His fireman was
crushed to death.
The baggage cars hurdled the engine
but, strange 20 say, the baggage man
and a newsboy inside escaped win
their lives. The three day coaches re-
,nained upright on the ties. although
off tho rails, and It was due TO this that
there was no loss of life in them.
Poles and Wires Carried Away.
Wreckage filled tho ditch alongside
the scene of the accident, and. In addi-
ton, the wreck carried away the tele"
phone and telegraph wires and the
poles on the right Of way, and this
hanpered the trainmen In getting fun
communication.
Surgeons were called from all the
neighboring cities. and ambulances
rushed 70 the scene with the fire APP
paratuy
These doctors came from Norwalk'
South Norwalk, Bridgeport and New
Haven. and others arrived on a special
train ordered from Stamford. When
the special got to the wreck me injured
who were able to be moved were placed
aboard il and taken back again. Some
passengers were taken TO the NorwaIK
hospital
FOR some time it was supposed that
James c. Brady had been one OF the
victims. but II was learned that the
members Of the funeral party separated
at Hartford. w L. Brady, one Of An
thony y. Brady's sons, went TO the
little undertaker's shop and Identified
the bodies Of Mrs. Brady, Mrs l.. c.
Ransom and Mrs. Gavitt.
Woman left Child in Flight.
John Graham, Of No AIS Main street.
Hartford, was in the last Of the -FOUR
Pullman cars.
THE car tipped half way over, but
did not go completely on its side be-
cause il struck the iron rail Of the VIA
duct." he said. The passengers were
in a state of terror. l don't know how
7 rot out OF il. Not far away from me
WAS q woman holding q six-months-oid
child in her arms. When the SHOCK
came she ran out without the chi'd'
and then I saw her fight her way back
and rescue il, despite the fact that men
tried 20 keep her from risking her lie
in the flames. Every one was thrown
down. The first thing i remember
when ! got out was seeing man III
clerical clothes standing up By the
roadway and hearing him say:
BE calm. Be calm, good people!
The good God is ruling this universe?
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Howard. OF Spring
field, were in one of the cars with their
invalid daughter. All were thrown
from their seats and Miss Howard was
badly bruised
\ son OF John L. Crimmins was at
the wreck soon after 1t occurred. He
heard oft and motored from Hartford
10 see II he could be Of any assistance.
Tears Side OF House.
The engine left the track when il hit
the switch. rushed across the viaduct
for $50 feet, and toppied over the en-
bankment. 1t rolled into the yard in
front of q frame house belonging to
Mrs. H. S. Gallagher. The impact OF
the crash caused an explosion, which
tore off the side Of the house and shat
tered windows throughout the neigh
borhocd.
The tender OF the engine was shaken
of IN the rush across the trestle, and
struck against tree A baggage car
and a mail car followed the engine. In
the mail car were three clerks. One Of
them. named Wheeler, was taken from
the wreck seriously injured, and dad
soon afterward at the Norwalk hos
pitai. The two other men in the car
are still unaccounted for.
The first Pullman left the rails. but
stopped short OF the edge Of the en-
bankment. In its course 1t sideswiped
the mail car. The second Pullman.
however, followed the engine over the
en1bankment, and, tearing into IT,
..,-od A. za,nnl avpIneiau