The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-16
Six Passengers Injured As Three Loaded Jumboes Crash Underneath Rail road Viaduct-M Motorman Averts> Fatality.
Runaway Vehicle Rushes Down Grade on Slippery Rails and Smasl1es in Rear of Another Standing Un- der Trestle.

Three trolley cars crashed, end to end, at 5:45 o'clock last night under the railroad viaduct in Main street, Stratford. Six persons were injured.
 With two cars standing an inch or two apart under the viaduct, a third, rushed down the, steep Main street grade on the slippery rails and smash ed with terrific force into the end Of one Of them
 Several may have been killed and many injured had not the wildly shouting notorman at the controller of the Jumbo. vainly trying to stop the heavy car rushing down the grade, warned the passengers and crew of the trolley in front of him in time for most of the occupants to scramble to safety. Some were caught
 syrett, Robert, Beard's Corner as- sdstant superfnfendent, John Han cock life Insurance CO, Bridgeport; right hip and back severely injured.
 Sea1kew. Richard, fl Sixth street, Ansonia, deep gash over right eye.
 Clark. George A., Devon, right ea- bow lacerated and back sprAined-
 Smith, William w., G1Ilette's Cor ner, Milford, small finger, right hzaaads dis1ocafed, bruises.
 Garner, Clarence, Homestead ave- nue. Sfra11ord, right knee spraiued.
 Zorne. Mrs Minnie, S36 Willard street, Bridgeport back severely spradned.
 and the back vestibu1e of the one next to it were wrecked All the cars were put out of commission until a wreck ing crew arrived and cleared the tracks.
 It was shortly after 5.3o O clock last night when three cars, all bearing big crodws of comnuters, were bound in the general direction Of the center of the town The f1rst car came from Paradise Green and 1t st0pped to take on q passenger at the viaduet- James stone was uaetorndan and John Moe
 The second car. with Motorman John Melee and Harry Fly as conductor. was close behind It had come from Barnum avenue
 Between the viaduct and a. spot about 800 feet north on Main street, there is a steep grade. The rain that fell during the afternoon had made the rails very slipperys so much so that motorInen were having much trouble with their ears
 With the second car Slipping slowly into the rear of the first car. the third trolley reached the flop of the grade. John Ferris was motorman and Cliff ford Hall. conductor The car was bound for Wa1ns1t beach
 David Rhoades. assessor Of Strat- ford; was azight1ng from the second car when he saw several hundred feet away the third car rushing down the grade. with Ferris <frant1ca1EY waving one arm As he drew nearer the fact that he was shouting a warning was apparent The crews of the two Sta- tionary cars saw the danger at the same time and they shouted to their passengers Most Of them escaped from the vehicles before the crash came.
 r.4-zs.,.<sz-- 41.s . apparatus. Ferris stuck to his post as tine car careened to the viaduct with smashing and grinding noise that could be heard many blocks, the cal ran into the rear of one of the stand ing frol1eys and that in turn smashed the first one.
 By some miracle Ferris escaped He wasn't hurt. All the passengers of the second car avoided injury. but Mrs Borne. On the runaway car how ever, many suffered, if not visible in jurfes, a severe shock and bruises
 Chief of the Fire Department Al len B. Judson and Constable Fred Palmer heard the crash and the screams and rushed to the aid of the passengers Df. DeRuyter How1and was summoned on the telephone. The fire chief and his assistant did valiant work in helping the injured out of the mess and he assisted them to the of HC6 O1 the puyS9eAAns where all were treated Later they were taken to their homes
 The wrecking crew worked half an hour on the mfx-up and then placed tite cars in commission so they could limp to the barns
 Superintendent Charles H. Chap man of the company said this after noon that an investigation is being made As far as is known. he said, slippery rails were the causes of the accident
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