New Britain herald., 1914-04-11
TRAIN WRECK AT CLAYTON
 CROSSING; MANY INJURED
Miraculous Escapes of Passengers From Smashed Windows of
 Overturned Cars Feature HANDS, YELLED THROUGH C1NDERs OF RoADBED TO FREEDOM

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 Engineer Benson and Fireman Me- Carroll were thought to be critically injured in the wreck of the 3:32 o'clock dinkey from this city to Hart ford this afternon at Clayton cross ing Benson has been taken home and McCarroll Is at the New Britain hospital.
 Fireman in Bad Condition.
 At the hospital at 5:30 o'clock pr. Waterman Lyon, who is attending Fireman McCarroll. stated that he is in pretty bad shape and although he cannot at this time tell whether his injuries will prove fatal he consid- CTS him in a precarious condition.
 Back May Be Broken. '.He is badly bruised and has num- erous contusions about his body and his pelvis bone and back seem to be seriously injured. As soon as possible we will take an x-ray photograph to see whether or not his spine has been fractured. It is also probable that he is badly injured internally but what the outcome will be we can't tell just yet. says Dr. Lyon in his bulletin.
 Engineer Taken Home.
 Engineer Benson was rushed into Murray Bros office where a lady at tended him until Doctor Peck came along and gave him surgical atten- dance. His head and ears were bad- ly cut and scratched and his back was seriously strained and bruised.
 At his office pr. F. W. Peck made g thorough examination of the in jured man and found that his head was badly lacerated in several places and that his back was badly bruised Although his back hurts him very badly and he suffers considerably sa1e is not fatally hurt and has been taken to his home on Burnside avenue in East Hartford says the doctor.
 News Spreads Rapidly.
 News of the disaster spread like wildfre and in no time there was a steady stream of wagons and auto mobiles racing to the scene. The news of the wreck caused great ex- citement about the city and all those who had friends or relatives who might have been on the train were filled with consternation until the news came back that none were killed.
 The general scene of the wreck was a frightful one. Lying just to the side of the crossing was the engine, turned over on its side and the cab and fix lures broken and bent. The rails too, were ripped up and twisted for a considerable distance around the wreck.
 Many New Britain people were on the train and while none was seri- ously Injured many received bad cuts and bruises. Priests from St. Mary's and St. Joseph's churches were hur- ried to the scene in automobiles and physicians from this city dashed to the crossing to succor the wounded. The doctors were busy for an hour after the train was wrecked tying up cuts and applying bandages.
 Spreading rails. caused by frost coming out of the ground is held responsible. The first two coaches were overturned and pandemonium reigned among the passengers, who fought their way out through broken windows. The locomotive was turned over and headed on it's way back to this city, while the tender con- tinued on it's way north and over- turned about seventy-five yards away from the wreck.
 Making Up Time.
 According to James F White of this city the train left here late and the engineer was attempting to make up time. The train rocked crazily after it was we'll started, he said About 100 yards south of Clayton crossing the locomotive left the rails, which spread to a wide area Despite this fact it continued going until it reached the crossing where it turned around. The first and second coaches dragged along over the ties and final