The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-13
ENGINEER NOT
 AT HIS HOME
 IN-NEW HAVEN
DOherty, However, Telegraphs Wife from Stamford Early This MOrnfngNOt to Worry

New-Heven, June 18-Althougi early dispatches from Stamford were-to- the effect that Charles J. Doherty, en- g1neer on Che second section Of the express that caused the rear-end col- aision in Stamford, yesterday after noon, and who lives at 252 Spring street, this city, had beeh Seriously injured and taken to a hospital, later dispatches did not mention him among any reference to what had become of him after tae accident The Journal Courier consequently sent a represen- itative early this morning to the Do fherty home to see if he had by any chance returned home or been heard pof- There it was found that he had not been home but it was stated that Doherty's wife had received a tele- gram from Stamford shortly before midnight telling her not to worry and stating that he was all right, bearing the signature Of Doherty. It did not state, however. where lie was in Stam- ford.
 A sister of Doherty and her hus- band. MT. and Mrs. John c. AIcQuig- gan. of this city. went down to Stam- ford early last evening to see if they could locate him and find out whether or not he had been seriously hurt in Tied for nine years and the couple have one child
 IL was stated at the Doherty home last night that Doherty was running one of the new Pacific type 1ocomo- .4ives recently installed among the equipment of the New Haven road and that 1t might have been difficult to handle the engine properly under emergency because of the difference ln the type and its newness.
 MAIL CLERK IN WRECK.
 Harry Fiannigan, a railway mail cIsrk. Of 1855 James street, this city. FgEas in the wreck at Stamford yester- day. H5 was in the car next to the Pullman which was telescoped. The NorCe of the collision threw him .agz1nEf the seat in front of him with puch Gorce that his chin was severe hy cut necessitating five stitches by pr John Sullivan when he reached l6nts city. MT. F1annigan also lost his iglagses in the confusion following the i~Trsck. Tn~1act he did not stop to dnd anything, but got away from the Bcene Of horror as fast as he could.
 HA Iefe New Haven on the 3:55 train for New York as is his custom, to begtn duty on the midnight train Fxhtch leaves the Grand Central sta- 4ion- He sat in the seat next to the Hast, and the fact that the train was Rt a stzndStil at the time it was btruc2r, made passengers perhaps feel Eaxer than usual, and unfearful of Aguch an accident.
 Before anyone realized what had hap pened, 1Er. Eslannigan said, there was . deafening crash and women'ss cries nf horror and fright rent the air. CT E0t out sS soon as I could,'' he said, P1and everyone in the coach with me <d1d the same As far as know, no bna else in that coach was injured. Everything was confusion. The win dows in the car was in were smash kd and the flying glass struck right @nd 1e6ks but no one seemed to be hwE
 Tn -xhS Pullman behind our train E saw a@man carried out, and a wom- hn who looked as if her neck had been broken. When T reached the kefesDped Pullman it was not then Afra. Those who we're injured and khs EEo. L saE~k1l1ed appeared to have been cTGsaed to death rather than kurus6
 ~-WhFle q cannot say what caused 1h9 acc4dsuk It seems as if someone Au11g& have xun by the signals. We Ryere on q straight stretch of road hnS there. was apparently no reason Dor c collision. so far as passengers horrzE eea'a