The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-18
ploushcd "a jagged course through the
feAr car Of the local. teleaSoped u all

piouEhcd "a jagged course through the
rear car Of the local. t~elescoped " al
most completely. In n few moments the
wreckage was in flames, which spread
rapidly to tho second car from the rear
and then envelopcd both station build
ings, practically destroying them before
the fire Vas controlled.
The passengers of the express suffered
little, according TO the latest reports. TN
most OF the passengers in the local wert
caiapulted from their chairs and flung
20 the floor. Those in the rear car
found themselves suddenly tangled in
twisted steel. splintered wOd and en-
vcloped In flames and steam. The
wreckags was strewn all about the
tracks.
Az soon as possible after the crash.
calls for help were telephoned TO New
London and Westerly and rescue trains
were made up to hurry to Bradford.
Westerly Is only five miles away, but
ewing to the isolation Of Bradford and
the difficulty OF communicating with the
town, few details OF the wreck were
available before midnight.
BY that time two relief trains had
reached the scene and rescuers were
fighting the flames. Six charrcd bodies
were taken cut Of the rear car Of the
local. and II was believed that perhaps
many more were imprisoned In he
wreckage.
A special train with about twenty doc
tors left New London soon after word
reached that city. IT. took back the news
At midnight that at least six persons
were dead and more thar forty injured.
Many Of the injured were taken TO New
London hospitals In ambulances thai
waited at the station for the relief train
70 return.
a-A....l ..l ,.x 50 ,ta,.. I... ,vna.nd
a. that town. officials of the road hur-
r1ed TO the scene from New Haven. Most
OF the Information of official character
was telephoneJ TO New York. Boston and
Providence.
Cause Of the Fire.
II was presumed here that red hot
Goals from the fire box Of the express
locomotive set the wreckage ON fire.
Tho locomotive had split the rear car
In halves and then lurched to one side,
tearing the rails apart. II was similar
10 the wreck at Westerly two years ago
when thirty-seven persons were killed
and many more seriously injured. The
IRE apparatus had to come from
Westerly tonight. and before the fre-
men could get in any effective work
both station buildings were consumed.
Late tonight the express was backed
four miles to Wood River Junction and
detoured over another track. II. was
due in New York at II rs. but II prob
ably will not reach there until three or
Dur o'clock tomorrow morning.
Miss Jeannette Clark. who was killed
tn the wreck. was the daughter Of Will
lam Clark. president Of the Westerly
Mil Of the American Thread Com
pany.
Bradford, which used to he called Nj
antic, was manned Bradford because of
confusion between Mantle. r. l., and
Eisrtic. Conn. II Is one OF the largest
d eing towns in the East.
The Injured.
ACKLAND. JAMES L.. 81 Broadway. New
York. badly sprsined wrist. cuts and
BARpER, EDWARD =. Westerly, n l.:
BiNN, ". H.. 4o7 Yves, i.sd street. New
BRAN, j.. Sew London. Conn: back and
coSNoR siMoS. Old Lyme Conn. head
coRNiNG. u. Worcester. Macs. slight.
coTrRELL. MRS cALBERr. westerly,
cOTTRi;Li.. .ASroINErTE. Westerly. in.
DAVIS RoBERT +. winthrop. Mas.
DAVIS, ALFRED NJ" winthrop. Mass.
tNpullfT biNl''Nl'I
DAWkINS. GEORGE W, Pullman por
ter; knc. wrench.l
DORNAN. ~. Providence, r /: shock.
MANoSLLlNG, w., Newport. II. / shock
FRIEDMAN, A. J., Worcester, Mass
oRiFFEN. \ ". un.ida y V. shock.
HOGG. MItS. JAMES, Westerly. X. |.
risht snki" broken. right arm fractured
LASGWoRTHY. 4 a.. westerly; shock.
MANLEl. H., Nee London, Conn. shock
AARTELL, 4. H., Northhridge. Mass.
scalp wound.
MARiELf. MRS OLIVIA. fractured
skull; no, expected 10 live.
MARTEi.L4 ALFRED -. Southhridge
MARTELI' MRS OSCAR. mother ., Al.
fred Msr'cll. Snu'hbriigc Mass. com
pound fracture 81 botn I"ss Ieft arm
and wrist, and three ribs broken. con
dition critical
MARTiN, JAMES. 80, New Haven. Conn
M'TNTYRE,, j J.. charl-,ou. Mas cut,
and shock
MURPHY, VI. J.. Westerly shock.
O'TOoLE, MARY. Westerly, r. l.. shock
Pi.iDEN. n. westerly Y I; shock and
PRICE, WILLIAM. Westerly. shock
SMITH, Miss. 20, Newport. n l
wARDMAN. THOMAS. unaccoun.od for.
WILLIAMS. 4. l.. Grotou. Conn hcs,
eus and legs .eve!y injured.
WHEELING G.. y, Pawtuokct. H. I