New Britain herald., 1914-05-13
NINETEEN YEARS OLD
 YOUTH HIT BY D|NKY
Death of Joseph P|ubc Momeuts-
 rly Expected al Hospital.
ACCIDENT NEAR WILLOW BRIDGE

Young Man Was Walking Towards
 Berlin When 9:4O a. m. DinIxy
 Train Struck Him-Body Was Hor-
 ribly Mangied.
 Lying at deaths door at the NeM Britain General hospital, with the flame of life just barely burning, is ! Joseph Plube, nineteen year old | youth who lives on Park street HoI is another victim of the dreaded din- key and another loud warning against ! the practice of track walking. Plude was run down from behind by the Berlin dinkey which left the station d t1 9:40 o'clock this morning, the terri- ble accident place at 9:45 oclocld about thirty feet south of the oldX Willow bridge which spans the trackaI at Ellis street The train whichN charge of Conductor George Thresf1 erv and Engineer Joseph Dcoley.
 Was Walking me Tracks.
 It appears that the injured manI was walking toward Berlin and wazsX on the dinkey track. It is said that the whistle was blown but before ths man could get out of the way the en- zine was upon him and he was beinp ground beneath the heavy wheels. There is a decided curve near the Willow bridge and the supposition is that the youth did not hear any whistle blown and consequently didv not learn of the approach of the train until it came rushing around the curve and hit him
 Taken to Freight Depot.
 The train was brought to an almost instantaneous stop and the crew ran to the injured mans side. He yas picked up unconscious and bleeding from the mouth and ears, his leg was severed just above he ankle, being horribly mangled. The train proceeded back to the Whiting street freight of flee where, thanks 70 the quick o Yard Master George Halliday, the DO lice ambulance and Dr. Purney were waiting.
 Halliday Calls Aid
 Yard Master Halliday states tha he was standing at the Whiting stree crossing when the dinky passed. III glanced casually down the track ant suddenly heard several quick shar blasts of the whistle. Then, from the rising smoke, he saw that tn train had stopped and was comin back. Knowing that some one mus have been hit he rushed to tele phone and called the police and Dr Purney. r.
 i Police Hurry to Scene.
 The police received the call at 9:5 o'clock and the ambulance was a ! the freight house inside of ten min utes. Officers Rivai, Wagner an John Carlson went with it. So quic was the work of the relief party tha l the bleeding man was in the ambu | lance and being hurried to the hos pital at 10 o'clock, just fifteen min utes after he was struck.
 No Hope for Recovery. At the hospital 1t was stated lat this afternoon that there can hardl be any hope held out for the youn mans recovery, so badly. is h smashed and mangied. His skull badly fractured and he is blesdip from the mouth and ears. His 1e leg is hanging by oniy bloody string of flesh, the bone being ground pieces by the heavy locomotive whic passed over the limb just above ankl The other leg also has compoun fracture and the youth suffers lnte nal injuries in addition. His deat is momentarily expected. a9
 Identified By Cousin.
 At first there was no one who cou identify the young man and fro papers and letters found on his pc son it was thought that his name VI; Joseph Pope. Late this forenoo however his cousin who also lives Park street, hurried to the hospit nd ha syf ( patient identified him as his relati without any doubt l.