The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-13

n'U hU'Ms NdN .l4S 'iiNs
els ne supposed t. enter a block with
his train before the preceding train
has loft IT."
you're asking me 10 suppose some
thing cant do Il" said.
Trouble with signal
Other men IN the Stamford Yards said
they had been having trouble with the
signals all day. hut they re- not com
muncatilc as to what they thought had
been the matter.
The first section Of the express makes
up at Springfield Mass I, left there
at 2:3i T. NJ. \ baggage car and five
coaches the Pullman ear Skylark on
the rear end. composed the train The
train stopped Al Hartford
Tho second section. leaving Boston
AT noon made the same station stops
and w.is due in New York a. sac. II
was following the first section closely
There was a mail car. a baggage
car and tivc vestihuod coaches.
George NinCen, Of stamford was con-
ductor Of tho first section and Charles
Lush If New York was his assistant
Neither Of ihcm was hurt Conductor
Thomas Dunn was in charge of the
second section and Engineer j. y
Doherty was running the engine. His
fireman. name is Smith. II was said
to he running AT twenty-five miles an
hour or more when tho crash came
No attempt was made TO arrcs, Do
her'v and he declined 10 make any
statement after tho accident. Later he
could not b" found and II was said he
had gone to his home In New Haven.
Engine n IIoodoo.
n is sad that the engine ~ tho second
section is one which was IN the West
port wreck on October 3. 1912, and that
last week It was in an accident at South
Sorwslk II Is called ''hoodoo" en-
Eine in railroad circles.
Tho heat from the engine vas IN
tense. Tho Stamford tiremen turned
their attention ~ rescunC the injured.
With saws and axes they cut away the
windows and sides of tho car and re-
moved ohstructions that imprisoned
people where they had been thrown in
tho collision. They took out ton or
more people who We're helpless or dead.
Mrs w II. Sc"ley. the wife Of Vice
President W. II. Seelev Of N. Maine
Central Railroad. was riding on y pass.
She had on diamond watch mono
grained "P NJ" TWO diamond rings. a
wedding ring and a string of gold
beads.
Her body WAS caught ON the end Of
tn" engine boiler and crushed against
tn" roof of tho car Skylark and the
woman wa3 crushed to death. II VAS
necessary 10 cut window and part of
the 80. Of III" car 70 take her out
Hundreds Of p"opl" looked on while
the dead and injured were carried ou'
hV tr"m"n. police ard 'ra!nmcn. Auto,
monies, cypress wagons and the am
"ilanc" W"r" used 20 carry tho injured
away Every doctor in Stamford wa,
summoned ana calls for assistance wcr,
S'n I" nearby towns.
None In Car I:scep~.
In the cxci.o,,or, -, ,,. ,,,;.,
,mnossih,. ,n GO, ,hn ''', :. wa
whose iniurins w.ro no, snr',,. - rr n'.n> ,n
,wcn,y.tjyc in tbo nar,nr cav c,,,.,s ,,,' -,
not on. escaped injury 81 sam. v'r, '"'
Mono Of tho possonpors in ,bn
ahead ~ the SIiv,ark v.a. .nria,',,,,. T.,
iured nor was any ,as.,rsar -, a. M
second section in i,irod IN anv ,v,s,,, '"'
Back Of the engine IN mo socord soo
lion was railroad n,i, .ar u.;,h =, "a,
Martin ~ Wi,Iismshr,d,o ~
charge. and y y Rroun ~ po,,,5o,'
Mas p p Pose or Nou. II.,, n
Eearn ~ Noru.,cb r. T. N.,,L,,, =,
New London y,Ilian Doror -
Waterbury and A N Co,o ., S,,,,ra
field Mass essis,,nr T-b.,, n.oro ,s.
moon tho fo,r ,ho lieh,. ,oro a,,,,
cu,sNed and ,bo ,n,u s,a,,or.a ~ '
-he car. hui none of :, r.ae Ins. p,
and Doran werc on, abo,, Wv. ,,..s .,,,
orvne ~, e,Jn, r,o. '