New Britain herald., 1916-02-08
SIX HURT IN REAR-END COLLISION OF TROLLEYS
 NEAR 'DEAD MANS" BEN Rear VeStibule of Regular Car Torn Off Extra Crashes Into It on Straight Track in Broad Daylight Near White Oak SUPT. BEARDSLEY COVERING UP,
 REFUSES TO DISCUSS ACCIDEl

Howard Williams Who Was #
 Wrecked vesdbule, Says Seed
 Car Was Following Too Clos
 Wreclxer Brings Injured to K
 City-Seven Employes of Crus
 Stone Company Said to Be InjuE
 At least six passengers were jured and a number of others shaI up in a rear-end trolley collision M the Plainville line near the fam "dead man's' bend shortly befor& o'clock this morning. The accident M cured when a factory extra foll& ing the regular 6:37 Plainville N from New Britain crashed into latter while 1t was discharging l E orers at the plant of the White W Crushed Stone company. Both w were well filled with passengers W it is a miracle that fatalities did V occur as the force of the coIlis# tore off the rear vestibule of the rH ular in which number of passengA were standing. The Injured. The injured include the followi
 Henry Ross of 56 Booth strA left ankle sprained and arm hurta William Schleicher of 22 Holis avenue, cuts on head and hands frA flying glass. Sandetti Adoffo of 214 Oak stra left leg broken at ankle. Fregar Barrongali of S4 GH street right side hurt, possible frs l ture of ribs.
 Fred Belondi, of 196 Grove strH 1 contusions of chest.
 l Howard Williams of III Cork avenue, bruised right knee and X from flying glass.
 Slippery Rail Blamed. 1 The regular car was in chargeS | Motorman James Kinney and CondN tor c. F. Kuhns and the extra 1 charge of Motorman P F. CampN and Conductor B. J. Lindsay | only cause advanced for the a | dent was given by Superintendent 1 IL. bSdTuS10y dS d SIlppSly AcAAAs was claimed by the crew of the l lowing car. MT. Beardsley said 1 company's investigation had only | gun and he said he had little kn ! ledge of the real cause of the aM 1 dent. He stated that each car 8 | ried about twenty passengers. As soon after the accident as | sibIe word was telephoned to the c | pany office on Chestnut street an@ | wrecker was sent to the scene. B Wrecker Brings in Injured. pr. George H. Bodley was 8 | reached by telephone but on arrM ! found that the injured had been taE aE to this city. All but one were brou6 l to the center on the wrecker 1 their injuries were dressed. Dr. ion M. Cooley attended Ross, Sch@ cher and Barrongali. Howard g Hams was taken to his home on C | bin avenue and there attended by M M l.. Marsh and Dr. Waterr# Lyon. He is apparently the most &| iously injured. N VestibuIe Demolished.
 The rear vestibule of the reg @| was almost completely demolisM and the car was hauled into the s N age barn just east of the crus stone plant.
 Quarrymen Hurt.
 L. M. Barnes, president or
 White Oak Crushed Stone comps declared that the accident put ne all their quarry gang out or com Sz sion. The company has nine
 working at the plant at present RE seven failed to report for "oiA dav MT Barnes said he knew cf them were injured as they
 leaving the wrecked car az ,,,onoan+ the collision occur M rrbese men are all known by nun .rd on that account it was imposs M +o obtain names. Mir. Barnes cIared several of the men were ously hurt.
 Crew Keeps Silent.
 Motorman Campbell and Condus Lindsay, who were in charge of & extra. declined to discuss the dent, saying the company rules tade their talking. They claime6 have filed a complete report of accident with Superintendent Bead ley.
 Car Was Crowded.
 According to a story told by Hal Williams, of Al Corbin avenue, regular car was so crowded when he boarded it at Corbin aver lie was forced to stand in the vel bule. The young man is employed the Trumbull Electric company FIainville as are a number of otf KY who were passengers on the car. regular stopped at Hart x Hutcf sons to let off workers and a nom KY later stopped at the stone crus Williams. looking back, saw the e2 Nga following fast and had only timq a88