The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-03

when all the human beings had
been removed, and were on their way
to morgues or hospitals this was
W hat the scene looked lie:
The engine of the White Mountain
train. No i337--the engine in the
Stamford wreck was No. l33S-stood
at the head of it's train. which had
been pulled back TO make easier the
work Of rescue A heap of rubbish,
half as high again "a the big loco
motive had piled Itself In front, and
two big waves of more rubbish spread
ont to the side and down the track,
like the wash of "a steamer The
refuse. broken wood and glass, and
mattresses and bed clothing, and the
personal belongings of the passen-
gers, we're kneaded together in con-
. fused mass.
AT one side of the locomotive there
! was "A SECTION or tire Tu0f Uf car,
"A few feet long, there were the two
pieces of vestibules, and that was
al there Was in all the mass OF rub
hteh which could be Identified hair
"a duzcn yards as ever having belonged
u a railway coach.
Crowds began coming early from
All the SURROUNDING country. In au-
tanuhilcs. wagons, and trolley cars.
Then q squad Of policemen appeared
from New Haven and took charge or
the property Of the passengers. which
tins ra lroad men had been piling up
at one side as fast as they took II
from The heaps of wreckage. This
later was piled into specially char
tered trolley cars and was taken to
the New Haven station of the rail-
road to await claimants. Now and
then travelling bag retained ITS
original shape, so that name or mi
tails could ne figured out upon IT,
nv in the case of big black bag,
bearing in red the name M. 3 Bul-
HIT Torresdale, Pa"
yice-President on Scene.
Vice President Husls was one OF
the first of the railroad officials 70
reach the scene IF the wreck. He
came with c. l. Whaley, vice presl-
dent OF the road in charge of trans
portation: c. l. Bardo, general man
ager. c N Woodward, general super
intendent. and j. A. Droge, supern.
tended of the shore line division, fol
, lowed Then came Coroner Eli Mix
and c. c. Elwell, engineer to the
public utilities committee of Con
necticut
The officials OF the State and OF
the railroad. went over the scene o,
the wreck. and then returned to New
Haven, where. in the afternoon, the,
began a joint investigation. Mr.
Whaley, Coroner Mix, and Mr.. Ell
/ we'll conducting the questioning.
President Elliott did not go to the
wreck, but took charge Of the work
keeping his headquarters in his new
office in the railroad building in New
Haven. When the new president was
] sought out by newspaper men, he a.
once said that the railroad courted
: the fullest publicity OF everything anG
that no effort would he made TO con
ceal any information regarding the
wreck, or it's causes. from the pub
''c He was asked If this policy APP
lied 10 the investigation then be.
inning, and he said that II did sc
az as the railroad was concerned
ae added that he did not know what
the policy in these matters was in the
east. and sent for Mr.. Whaley and
Mr. Hustis
After comforting with the two vice
presidents, president Elliott gave his
approval to fun publicity for the re-
suits Of the investigation. and his ap.
prevail was seconded by Mr.. Whaley
and Mr. Hustis.