New Britain herald., 1916-02-23

Resident of Ansonia FeaFfuIly CrusI
 and Not Expected to Live Throu
 the Day-Three Score Injured
 ing Taken Care of Tn Hospitals N
 Private Homes-GeneraI Grees
 Recovering.
 New Haven, Feb 23.-The dea# list as the result of the rear e collision of two passenger trains tho New York, New Haven and Hal ford railroad in Milford, yesterda stood at ten, this morning. Of moS than three score of injured passengea who have been or are at preseH under medical observation at hosa tals in Bridgeport and New Hav4 and at hotels and private homes both cities and Milford, only Fras McNamara, of Ansonia, who is Tn x RaphaeIs hospital here, Is reportS to be in danger of death. McNamaI was terribly crushed. It is feared will not live the day out.
 The list of dead as revised tod1 follows:
 William R. Curtis, 30, stamfor| engineer of train 5, which caused t1 collision.
 George l.. Tourtellette, Merric| Mass. fiagman of train 79 who hd run back to flag No. 5.
 Charles E. Allen, travelling salel
 h nf Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
 Miss Susan B. Hyland, New Have| employed in the railroad office hereI
 Patrick Connor, 143rd street, Nel York city, died at hospital. Edward McGinnis, fireman on tral Joseph J. Frye, Springfield, portl of last Pullman on train 79, died hospital. ... Harry schappa, New Haven, did from scalds, in hospital.
 Railroad employe, thought to De fireman named Werner, who wa dead heading to Bridgeport.
 Man aged about 45, thought to Maddros Der Hovhannassian, an Al r1enian merchant, probably deald in precious stones by reason of lett1 in his pocket.
 Coroner Mix Starts Inquest.
 An inquest into the cause of th wreck was opened in a preliminaH| way by Coroner Mix this morning Whether or not the coroner's inqui1 will be open to the public has nd vet been decided. Tn previous wrec investigations by Mr Mix the dooA have been closed, notably that int the wreck at North Haven on Sef tember ?, 1913, when twenty liva were lost. That wreck is now nd called as the New Haven road ha not had an accident in which a pas senger lost his or her life, on thf end of the system since that timt On the other hand the Westpori Stamford and other bad disasters ol that section of the line in Fairfiell county were publicly inquired into bl Coroner Phelan of Bridgeport.
 Other Probes to Be Held.
 At the inquiry today Chief Inspec tor Trumbull of the public utilitie sat with Coroner MIN The commission was represented a' the scene of the wreck yesterday bs Commissioner Charles c. Elwell, for1 merIy a railroad official and latel chief inspector of the commission| whose duty it was to investigate thf series of wrecks dating from JuneI 1911 to September 1913. MT. EdWeli for the commission opened pre- liminary inquiry last night, eXanin ing a number of witnesses, most Nk them railroad men. The commlssioN could not resume today as IL hao hearing previously scheduled put to morrow the commission will slt fhis city and a member of the lnter state commerce commission ana -a ailroad official will be present at theJ 1earinp Word came from WashlnE- on that a federal probe into the dls- ster will be opened. This was thel procedure in inquiry into previous zrecks in this section.
 Fog flinders Wrccl>crs.
 The place of the wreck near Indian river bridge about half a mile easf| If the station in Milford, had fairiy| we'll cleared up this morning. on the| much wreckage remailisI md this will disappear slowly as a| ,oayv fog obscurcd the tracks thisN morning, hindering work and delay ng traffic on the line in both direc- ions.
 Aside from an interview given oHt " President Howard Elliott at a late ,our last night, no statement bearing mon the wreck and it's causes has yet cen issued by the railroad. A list or he dead and injured as revised was iyen out but this had been practicai- 7 covered by individual reports from osnitals and the undertakers.
 Local Minute Behind Express. A report on the running time of the ,yo trains was also issued showing nat train 79, which had come into