The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-23
THE accident on the New Ha-
ven road occurred one mile
east of Milford. about nine miles
east Of Bridgeport.

the express. but uninjured, and the Rev
Andrew j. komara OF this city. wio
went out to the wreck Immediately. alsd
gave spiritual II physical succor 10
the injured and dying.
1T all came so suddenly" Capt
Charles Gtiswold Of clifford. Conn. State
comm nder of the Grand Army of ths
Republic. told Ambulance Surgeon Bal
that o all Of our party In the local
were shot forward too fast even to say.
themselves with outstre,ched hands
Therefore. wen though We were knocked
against plush upholstered cushions. ",
all received either broken noses. broken
teeth or bit our own lips and tongue.
badly. not to mention many other bruises
and abrasions."
Capt. Griswold. despite his bandaged
face, came iVto Bridgeport for the Sons
" Veterans mid-afternoon dinner with
as many Of his companions AS possible
And. except for a delay OF an hour II
two. the dinner was held.
The minute the express train stopped
] got up ~nervously a I'm afraid
OF m~id-station stops ON this road sad
r., z. Cofski. a merchant. living at ~
Bradford street. Springfield. Mass, who
with his two daughters. milline's. a gtrI
friend Of the daughters. and the mer'
chants so~n-in-law. were on their way
to New York. I'm afraid something
will happen here ! said to my diugh-
tiers. turned to look back-we were
In one Of the forward airs OF the Q X
press. Az soon as I stood up. and
had not turned all the way around.
heard a locomotive whistle to the rear
The next instant the crash came and
AS I had turned almost all the Nay
around, | was thrown on my back into
the aisle. | got a bruised head and a
general banging up. But ] felt surs
the instant we stopped that trouble was
coming
Two Daughters Injured.
Mr.. CoYski's daughters. named Mrs
Yvonne GeofYrion and Mrs. Evaneelin'
Donovan. and their friend. Miss Bess.,
Linnehan, OF 115 South street, chicupee
were brought into bridgeport Hospital
suffering from nervous shock and hruiso'
more severe han the father of the tw'
milliners had received.
Hugh Rockwell Of West street. Bris
tol. Conn. a member OF the firm Of Rock
well & Drake Of rlainfcld. Conn. on hi
way to this city to visit his father. VINE
IL i'll here. was another who said ma
the stopping OF the express and the col
lision happened only a few seconds apart
{. L.. Allan. the Groton passenger VIII
was so badly scalded that he suhse
Quently died. was among those carried
into Laurelton Hall and cared for tenn
porarily by the nuns. Hhlf a dozei
others also were taken 10 the glTl|
school. but all later were removed T.
New Haven or bridgeport.
By dusk all of the cars OF the w'ecket
passenger trains and many ~ th'
smashed w freight ears that had s'ucI
to the track were being hauled clea'
The wrecking crews early removed
long easolenc tank ear Which was les
than half a dozen cars back from tn
freight train locomotive, and was
menace in case of fire and conscquer
explosion.
Al least 1875 claims agaIns; the rail
! road. aggregat!ng half a m.llioC dol
lars. had been entered w to II oclot
tonight as a result OF to-day's collision
from an authoritative source. n
claims are expected To number zoo.
Among the men well known IN N"N
| England who were aboard the wreckc
express We're J. r. Hus,is. president 81
tn. Boston and Maine and iorm.rl
| president OF the New Haven lines I'd
ward Desoe. general manager Of ~
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Henry l.. Harrison. general manager G
the Hygicnic Ice Company of No'
Haven, and Charles Wexler e Stan
ford. a well known lawyer. None q
these was injured,