The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-13
FIVE LIVES LOST
IN WRECK ON
new HAVEN
Many More Injured and Some
Cannot Live
LOADED PULLMAN CRUSHED
Second Section Plunged Into First
While Latter Was Waiting at
Stamford, Conn.,, Station.

OldiulOTu, St.p june lA.--rlFc pSl-
sons are dead and many injured,
some seriously, as the result of rear
end collision on the main line of the
railroad opposite the local passenger
New York, New Haven and Hartford
depot at 4.46 o'clock this afternoon.
when the second section of the Spring
field express, westbound, crashed into
the first section which was just leav-
ing the station.
The Dead
The dead
Mrs. Edward ]. Kelly, Winthrop,
Mass, wife of land agent of Canadian
Pacific railway, killed instantly.
Frank Garfield, Springfield, Mass,
instantly killed.
Unidentified woman believed TO be
Mrs. VIM. H. Seeley of Boston.
Everett Hasley Woodruff, Flushing,
l.. l., instantly killed.
DR.. II. G. Howe, Hartford, CT, died
of fractured skull in Stamford hos
pital this evening
The Injured
The injured
w. Patterson, Red Bank, N. j., cut
about head and body, critically IA
jured.
George Walton, New York, connect
ed with Canadian Pacific railway, arm
broken and badly cut about face and
arms
Allen A. Warfield, Washington, d.
c., broken leg and injured in groin.
j. p. Hamlin, New York, Internally
Everett S. Benson, New York, in.
jured in back, condition serious.
Margaret Broderick, Pennington,
Ct, deep cash in forehead, condition
serious.
F. NJ. Brown, Richmond Hill, L. l.,
head and face, seriously.
p. j. Garrity,' Hackensack. N. J..
badly cut about head, back and legs
may die
j. ]. Martin, New York. body and
face badly cut and probably fatally
injured.
Rebecca Mayerson, New York, bad
ly injured, nose torn off and face bad
ly lacerated.
Seven months old baby of Mrs
Mayerson, face cut and thrown
through car window.
H. w. Houston, Roxbury, Mass, Sc
riously injured.
Gregord Humes, New York city. Sc
riously injured.
Eleanor Plum, Brooklyn, N. Y, Sc
riously injured.
Mary Thompson, New York, seri
ously injured.
F. B. Jennings, ir, Staten Island
| seriously injured.
Rev. Antonio Berhely. New York
decorations on head and breast.
The engine of the second section
ploughed halfway through the Pull
man car "Skylark," the last car on
the first section. In this car there
were 81 passengers and practically
all OF these were more or less injured
The first section OF the train. which
was made up at Boston, arrived here
on time and was halted momentarily
to change the powers from steam TO
electricity While awaiting orders to
proceed, the second section rounded
curve at high speed and crashed in.
TO the last Pullman car. The engine
plunged through the car for 40 feet.
the smokestack protruding through
the roof of the Pullman.
simultaneously with the crash. the
wreckage took fire and the city de
partment was called out. The blaze
was easily extinguished. The work
OF rescue begun at once and the in
Jured were removed to local hospitals
DIR. Harmon G. Howe was one of
the most prominent surgeons and
physicians in the state. He was born
IN Jericho, Vt, September 3, 1850. DR.
Howe for years was president of the
Hartford hospital, the largest in the
state. AT the time OF his death. he
was chairman of the medical and sur.
glcai stan and a member of the board
OF directors. He was a member OF
the American Medical association. the
Connecticut Medical society and mum.
erous clubs.