The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-02
WRECK SCENE
One He WILL
never FORGET
Man Who Sounded Alarm
Through Village Tells
Farmer What He Saw.

Robert Fitzgerald, who with his
father-in-law e. q. Eller, proved the
heroes Of the New York Winsted ex-
press wreck, in an interview with a
Farmer correspondent, graphically de-
tailed the scene which followed the
accident
II was sitting at the supper table
with the folks" said Fitzgerald, who
lives on Railroad avenue directly
opposite from the scene, when we
heard the terrific crash. The dishes
on the table ratified and threatened
to fall on the floor. The house
shook.
my father-in-law rushed to the
front door and I ran to the window.
We were startled to see bursts Of
flame shooting into the air, and the
hiss of! the escaping steam I could
plainly hear. One look was enough
for me. My father-in-1aw ran out
Of the house after yelling to me that
there was wreck.
ST rushed to the telephone and CALL
ed up central. r told her there was a
big wreck; that she had better hurry
and call all the doctors in this town
and Naugatuck, to the scene. The
flames from the burning locomotive
made the interior in which the te1e-
phone is located as bright as day, and
I Immediately phoned the rubber fac
tory to ring the fire alarm BELL which
brought two chemicals to the scene.
My father-in-law and I then ran over
to the train. We found two fellows
riding blind baggage in the wreckage
- FoJ
torn away and the other had his arm
broke in two places.
I'VE managed to get to one side,
and a fellow boosted me up the side
of the engine to the cab turned the
the engineer and lifted his arm, but
he was stone dead. Then I went to
see. If the fireman was still living.
standing on another mans should.
er I managed to reach the cab win
dow on the side Of the engine. The
fireman's head was imbedded in the
sill and his skull badly crushed. The
escaping steam made it dangerous
place and when saw both were be-
yond aid I returned to help the two
injured men.
CDR Tuttle had reached the place
ny Ills CiIIlC ana Will Tho PHYSICIAN
we took both Of the injured men, who
were just able to walk over to my
house. "A young married woman with
q baby in her arms, was hysterical
and crying SO we thought we had bet
ter bring her with us.
9sWhen we reached the house my
mother in law had fixed the rooms
upstairs for the use Of the ones who
had been hurt. We had to carry both
of the fellows who were riding blind
baggage up the stairs. The doctor put
splints on the man with the broken
arm and stitched up the torn lip Of
the other fellow, sending them both
to st. Mary's Hospital afterwards.
"a little short fellow that belonged
in the Pullman seemed badly hurt,
but he was an awful crab and when
the doctor looked round to fix him
up he had gone away. Father. Nor
rison was here and talked with the
people who were hurt and then went
back to the wreck.
HE was everywhere, It seemed to
me, calming women and mon who
were nearly hysterical and assisted all
those who were the least bit hurt. I
shall never forget my experience.
The way that engine b1azed, the noise
OF the escaping steam, the crash and
the poor fellows In the cab, whose
faces by the light Of flames, pale and
ghostly looked out at you from the
cab wfndowE---is q sight I never want
to witness again"