Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13
Second Section of Springfield Express Crashes h.
 to Rear Pullman of First Section
FOUR KILLED OUTRIGHT, ANOTHER DIED LATER
Over Score Injured Some Faay-Car Containing 50 Pas sengers Reduced to Splinters - Locomotive One of Heaviest Road Hartford Physician Among Dead Engineer Unable to Work Air Brake, Ran Past Signals


 was several minutes before it's stun ned occupants could gather their senses The survivors speak in high terms of the New York Catholic priest Rev. Father Anthony Berhley, of St John's Catholic church, 347 East 57th street. who was in the car and escaped serious injury. He was among the first to render aid and his presence of mind and coolness in the excitement were highly esteemed. Until the ar rival of physicians he gave aid and spiritual comfort, and was practically in command of the situation.
 Railroad Officials retieent.
 Local officials of the railroad are very reticert regarding the cause of Is known here that all passenger trains bound west always stop at this spot in the local yard to change engines before proceeding to the depot, and the engineer of the train that was hit fol- lowed the usual custom Whether sig nals were set against the second sec tfon following closely is not known. Those near the scene say that no more than ten minutes intervened be- tween the arrival of the two trains
 Father BerhIeys Story.
 Rev. Father Berhley, of New York city, the Catholic priest whose hero ism marked the wreck, standing out so brightly in the scene of Suffering is at the Stamford hospital suffering from shock and injuries about the body. He is active and on his feet and says he is not badly of. Telling of the crash, he said this evening:
 T was seated about midway in the Pullman and little dreamed of trouble There was no warning nor shout or threatening rumble. Just crash that roared in my ears and is ringing now. Nhn ir-a %f~ topsy-turvy Men and women seemed to be almost suspended in the air and there was a mass of everything con- ceivable flying about at random. Then all seemed to settle except the escap- ing steam-and the hot coaIs from the f1rebox that soon burst into flame.
 Women Were Brave.
 "Women's screams of he1pIessness and terror and the deeper cries of men some in mortal agony, others caught in the wreckage and all asking for as they were lifted out of the windows with bloody faces and torn and cut bodies. They deserve highest praise. The passengers from the other cars aided those penned in, helping them from the outside, and they made the work of rescue quicker and added much by their encouraging words We who were in the car cannot be too thankful that the horror of fire was not added to the<Awful scene Had this car caught fire from within a few minutes after the crash, it is eer- tain that the loss of life would have been appalling, for many. of the men broken chairs and rods that they could not have escaped without assistance Woman Swallowed Powdered Glass.
 One of the most seriously injured at the hospital is Miss Margaret Brod- erick of Pennington, Conn. She has 3 deep gash in her forehead from a broken window pane, but her most serious trouble comes from powdered glass which she is believed to have swallowed in the excitement Her condition is reported as precarious.
 May Identify Unknown Woman.
 w. H. Seely, of the Industrial Bu- reau of the New England lines at Boston called up a local newspaper on he long distance telephone late to- night and he said, from the descrip- ion of the unidentified woman at morgue, that she may be 1is sister-ir-law. The name of the alter could not be learned, owing to Mir. Seely's talking being indistinct He said he would take the next train Q Stamford, in an endeavor to iden-
 
 Humes Expected to Die.
 At the Stamford hospital tonight it was said that the injured were doing 'airly we'll. with the exception of Greg ory Humes, a New York newspaper man. His death is momentarily ex- oected.
 An Engineer of Experience.
 New Haven, Conn, June 12.-Engi- 1eer Charles Doherty. who was run hing the engine on the second section of the Springfield express, was an ex< oerienced man He had been engineer md recently owing to changes was denoted as 8 result of those changes put through no fault of his own. A few days ago he .was promoted. to be m engineer.
 Engineer and Fireman Not Located.
 The engineer of the second section. Charles Doherty of New Haven. could not be located after the wreck. IL was at first reported that he was injured and was in a Stam- ford hospital, but no trace of him ,ould be found tonight. The fireman If the second section. whose name has not been learned, has not been 1oca- -ed either. Railroad officials were re- icent on the subject and professed to nave no knowledger of the whereabouts of either man.