Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

sons were killed outright, another lat CT died in the hospital, and a SCOT of others were badly injured, some o them fatally hurt. in a rear-end col lsion in the Stamford yard of tn New York. New Haven & Hartfor railroad at o'clock this afternoon The Pullman car "Skylark'' was tefe scoped and that any of it's 50 occu pants escaped death is nothing shor of a miracle. for the car was reduce, to kindling wood in an instant.
 The Dead.
 MRS. EDWARD KELLEY, 34 Fri dent street, Winthrop, Mass.
 EVERETT HALSEY, 5s Broadway Flushing. L. l.
 bR- HARMON G. HOWE, Hartford Conn.
 FRANK K CONFIELD. Springfield Mass, proprietor of linen store.
 UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN in Prit chard's mOrgue.
 The Injured
 F. B. JENNINGS, S6 Park avenue New ork. injuries not seriously
 s. W PATTERSON, Red Bank, \ J., cut about head and body; criticall, injured.
 GEORGE WALTON, 45S Broadway New York. connected with Canadian Pacific railway, arm broken and bad ly cut about face and arms.
 ALLEN A. WAKEFIELD, 2633 Adams Mill road, Washington, D. C., broker Asg and injured in groin.
 J. P. HAAILIN, III Fifth avenue New York, internally.
 EVERETT s. BENSON, 255 Wes e5th street New York, injured il Back: condition serious.
 MARGARET BRODERICK. Farm tngton, Conn, deep gash forehead condition serious
 F. M- BROWN, Richmond Hill, L. L head and face cut; serious
 P J. GARRITY, 33 Linden street Hackensack, N. J., badly cut abou' head, back and legs; may die.l
 l. J. MARTIN, fl East 18th street New York. body and face badly cuH and probably fatally injured
 REBECCA JEFFERSON. 490 East 41st street New York, badly injured nose torn of and face badly lacerat- ed
 SEVEN MONTHS OLD BABY of Mrs Myerscou, face cut and thrown through car window.
 REV ANTONIO BERKELEY. BAT East 5Tth street, New York, lacera- tions on head and breast.
 EL J. KELLY, Winthrop, Mass, whose wife was killed, suffering from shock
 HELEN JOHNSON, Springfield, Mass, cut and bruised.
 MRS. BURGESS, mother, of Helen Johnson. cut about face, arms, head and legs.
 J ". HOUSTON, Roxbury. Mass. seriously injured; in hospital.
 GREGORY HUMES. New York city, seriously injured; in hospital
 F. D. JENNINGS, Staten Island Se- riOusly injured; in hospital (F- B. Jen- nings not seriously hurt).
 ELEANOR PLUM, Brooklyn, N. Y., seriously injured. in hospital.
 Fl erfx- riously hurt.
 MARY THOMPSON, Goshen, N. T., seriously injured
 First Section Was Waiting.
 The SIxyIark was the rear car of a ten-car train, the first section of the Boston-New York express. via Spring field, known as Train No. 53 The train reached Stamford on time and was halted momentarily in the ward 10 change the power from steam to electricity. While standing still, await ing orders to proceed the second sec ton Of the same train came flashing around the curve into the yard and 2 moment later had struck the first sec ton, motiOnless on the same track.
 Engine Flows Through Pullman.
 The heavy engine hit the SkyIark with terrific force and plowed its way through for forty feet. until the engine drivers were against the forward trucks of the Pullman. the smokestack sticking through the split roof of the coach Following the crash. which at tracted thousands to the spot, the air was filled with flying debris and the cries of the injured Simultaneously with the impact. the train took fire, and within two minutes the city fire Department and police were on the scene Work of rescue was at once begun.
 Priest Escapes Injury.
 The police and nearby neighbors aided and the unharmed passengers of the forward cars of the train were of greatest assistance. 4 Catholic priest. who was a passenger on the Pullman. escaped serious injury, and at once ministered to the dying and injured. Rev. Father O'Brien of this city rush ed to the scene in his automobile and was in time to administer the last rites e@ the dying
 Autos Communicated by Police.
 Every ambulance in this city was %Rickly in commission, and so great Stss the need of speedy conveyances that automobiles of the earliest sight seers were communicated by the po lice and used to carry the wounded to the Stamford hospitals. Local physi clans made haste to tender their aid and everything possible was done for the sufferers. Private automobiles dashed through the main streets car ryinE the injured to the hospitals.
 Travel Not Lono Delayed.
 Travel was not long delayed The smash occurred within 300 feet of the station and within ten minutes a full force of wreckers was at work clear ing away the wreckage.
 One of Heaviest Engines on Road. The smash came scarcely fifty feet from the iron bridge crossing at Pa rife street, a scant half mile from the -ffv hall. and the resounding crash of he Impact was heard throughout the heart of the city.
 Neither the engine nor Pullman left Ihe raiis. The top of the Pullman ras broken in two. about midway from las ends and the split reached to the trucks The engine, No. 1888. is one ,f the heaviest passenger engines on Inc road and made short work in It's progress through the shell of the wood m Pullman coach. The smashed car zras sent SO forcfbly into the parior ,sr ahead that the ends of both were Iul1n tered fr hf4@