The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-23

The first three seats in the excursion car was where the more seriously in jured were found.
 The top of the car was crushed in, while every piece of wood of which the seats. the sides. and the top were splinters. What hindered the work of the rescuers to a great extent, was the falling of the wood of the open car, as the heavy weight of the express car bore down upon it.
 Many of the injured were edged be- tween the seats, and it required the use of axes, and s1edges to extricate them Several times it was feared that the car would collapse, and the rescuers worked frantically to get the last occupant from the wreckage.
 Sheriff Elwood and State Policeman Frank VirelI, among the first arrivals at the seat of the accident, were in structed late. last might by Coroner John J. Phelan to get the names of all witnesses and to take measure rnents between the switch lights and the scene of the accident. They stay ed on the scene until the first gray light of early dawn drove them away for nap of few short hours.
 About 12 o'clock last night, acting under orders reputed to have come from Coroner Phe1ann. they drove to Norwalk, and placed Motorman Ray mond, who lies seriously injured at Norwalk hospital, under police super vision, and detailed man to guard Conductor Cook at his home in Nor walk, painfully injured.
 Traffic over the Norwalk Bridge port line was stopped for nearly an hour, while rescuing parties were rushed to the scene. Then, when they again started, they ran only to the accident, where the passengers had to walk around the wreck.
 For several hours. a. large gang of railroad employees worked in an effort to place the trucks of the Coles ex- press, which had been driven almost from beneath it by the force of the impact, into position. 1t was finally hauled to Norwalk.
 Coroner Phelan ordered officials of the railroad to take the damaged cars to Norwalk, where he will investigate the damage.
 What increased the many pathetic scenes, was when automobiles. bearing frantic mothers, sons, brothers and sis ters. came searching for their dead and injured. Mothers wept and faint ed, fathers fought to get a glimpse of the dead and injured, while the more phIegrnatic could hardly suppress their tears as searchers sought in vain, for many of the more badly injured had been carried to the hospitals, and to their homes.
 Then came the rush of the sight seers. Hundreds of automobiles from Bridgeport and Norwalk made the road a. blaze of light. Several times the wrecking crew had to fight with them in order to do their work. Many wished souvenirs.
 Many assisted in the work Of rescue. but most were merely onIookers, and only hindered the rescue party. Crowds who were staying at Compo Beach came to the accident, and many fash fonabIy dressed women assisted i'm giv-s ing temporary relief to the injured
 It was break of day before the ex- press car was in position to be trans ported to Norwalk. The tracks and the ties were torn up for nearly thirty feet while the side of the trolley car as it careened after the crash, made deep gashes in the Warrenite and the adjoining road.
 It was a tired party that left the road after daybreak, and then fresh gangs were rushed to put the tracks in condition for traffic today.