The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-23

bed and a close watch kept oyer her.
Her condition, while not critical, was
serious enough to warrant her removal
to the Bridgeport hospital,
Miss Bessie Iihehan, of Chicopee,
Mass, who was accompanying the
Geofriun family to New York on a
shopping trip, suffered several bruises
and a shock. She, with the rest of the
Geoffriun party. was removed to the
Bridgeport hospital for observation.
While Sister Mary Cyril was attend
ing to Miss E1vine Geoffriun, that
young woman by her actions, express
ed her desire to embrace the kind
nun who was endeavoring to relieve
her of the pains she was suffering.
"Ohi kind Sister," said Miss Geof-
friun, Il will never be able to thank
you and your assistants for your ac-
tions here this afternoon. I shall
admire and love you one and all as
long as I liver She then made as if
to kiss the forehead of the kind nun.
but was restrained. Miss Geoffriun
appeared much improved when ready
to leave the dornaitory for her trip
to the hospital in this city.
Seated on the side Of a, cot in
room on the lower floor of the dormi-
tory building was A. J. Rianaud, aged
35, of Meriden, Conn, suffering from
u disIocated shoulder, several minor
decorations and a large cash in his
his wants. =
Miss Bessie Bristol, a graduate of
the Milford High school in the class
of IA, received first aid DIT the acad-
envy and later returned to her home
in the town of Milford. She suffered
principally from a shock.
With her head swathed in bandages
and both eyes b1ackened, Miss Mar
garet E. Fenton, age 20, of 2698 Gran
stons avenue New York city, sat on the
side of g bed: in Mother Mary Angus
ines bodouir. She was suffering from
a lacerated scalp, and a possible
slight fracture of the skull.
Lying prone upon his back in a bed
opposite Miss Fenton. and suffering
untold agony, was w. F. Neenan, age
rs, of Haven street, New Haven,
relative Of Miss Fsenton. He was ac-
campaigning Miss Fenton to her home
in New York city after an extended
visit she had made to his parents
home in New Haven. Neenan suf-
fered abrasions to. his face, contusions
to- the body and possibly serious in
jury to his spine. Both were trans.
ferred to st. Raphael's hospital in
New Haven.
While the religion of many of the
seriously injured was at first un-
known. Rev. Father John Heller, as
sistant pastor of st. Mary's church,
of Milford, administered the sacrae
ment Of extreme JUNCTION to the dying,
regardless of their creed.
The grounds and corridors of the
dorrnitory were besieged with relatives
of passengers who had boarded the
doomed express train in New Haven.
With tear dimned eyes, caused by
fearful expectations, they demanded
entrance the academy grounds and
later the dormitory building. The
Sisters afforded the greatest of cour-
tesy to the persons seeking informa-
ton.
Among the excited residents of New
Haven, who were in search of their
wives and children, was Detective
Sergeant William L. Smith of the de
partment of police of New Haven.
His daughter and youngest son were
aboard the Inflated train upon its
leaving the Elm City. They were not
at the institution.
About 8 o'clock all the victims of
the wreck who We're taken to Laural-
ton Hall. were gone, either to Nthe
homes of relatives or to the sNew3I1a-
ven or Bridgeport hospitals.
with the spacious buildings and its
beautiful greensward abandoned by
grief stricken residents of surrounding
towns and cities, Laura1ton Hall
again took on it's solemn appearance.
Only solemn Sister of Mercy was
seen as she slowly circled the rear
of the chapel with bowed head.
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