The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-23
'BITTER IN CRITICISM
OF new HAVEN ROAD
lninjurrd Passengers Can't
Understand How Accident
Happened in Daylight.
ANXIETY At THE STATION

The uninjured passengers on express
train No. :? were bitter in their criticism
of the New Haven railroad. They could
not understand how such an accident
could occur In broad daylight and were
only too anxious for u chance to say no.
They arrived at the Grand Central Ter
minal between 80 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and y o'clock in the evening
and those who did not complain because
OF the wreck itself complained Of the
way in which they were cared for after.
ward.
II was the general opinion that the
managed and that the train crews had
not gone about their work effectively.
Most OF the passengers were disgruntled
because they had to pay their trolley
fare between Milford and Bridgeport M
because there had been no one to direct
them to New York after they reached
the Milford station.
e. u. whittelsey. vice-presiden; of the
~ " Company was III Nv
next to the last ear In train No. -.
"When the jolt came" he said. we
were thrown about like 40 many nine
pins and the chairs were pulled from
their fastenings. | hurried " and saw
great quantities Of smoke and ashes ris-
ing from the wrecked engine and was
Just in time 10 see "A couple Of men
dragging the engineer out dead.
'They carried many OF the injured to
III, Milford station. where | saw them
again. many oi them with their faces
covered with blood and ashes and sroan-
ing terribly. II was a terrible expert
ence and il, has had a terrible effect on
me"
Mr.. Whittelsey ~ a robust man OF
medium height. but his face four hours
after the acciden, vas very pale and
his manner extremely agitated. But that
Was the case with all the passengers
who arrived at the Grand Central Ter
fninal. II was also the case with a
good many friends and relatives who
had gone to the station TO meet passen-
gers from the wreck.
During the period of waiting for trains
many women were seen weeping They
had not been able to learn the extent
" Ailf llJlll'N ~ lilt lfi olls " a.
come to- meet. one woman tainted
when she saw her sister walking into
tn. cpucourse
Miss Citheriu" Flanagan and Mrs.
Maud Bourg,o.s, sisters. OF Hartford,
Conn, were on tn. express rain. but
ESCAPED injury. They said they had
numerous black and blue marks. how
ever. and Mrs. Bourgeois remarked :
II suppose the dead engineer will be
blamed as usual They both agreed
that there vas very little panic.
]. +. Mcl.ennon of Bellows Falls. VI,
who was IN the express train. said they
were travelling along n a good rate oil
| speed when lie saw something shoot out
! from the side of the engine. He was
| sitting in the front car.
The train stoppcd." he said. and
got out with several others to see whn'
was III. matter. The engineer amt
down from his cab and " under
the engine. Just then a fretght train
appeared ON the track next to us and
II. conductor called out. All aboard :
We had no sooner entered the car again
than the crash came.
TIN. injured persons were carried tc
the Milford station ~ quickly as posi-
hls. and after their arrival there II was
( discovered that all Of the doctors had
been hurried To- the scene Of the wreck
That caused , delay OF perhaps thirty
m.uu'es to persons who were serious!
I'm need If medical attention
Mr.. McLeuuon was one of many who
spok, Of tho fact that the cars wer,
mad" of steel. and 10 that fact he at
T. hu'.d the comparatively small loss o!
life .Ns a matter of fact the three
I.liman cars wer. o! steel undcrfra'n'
AVID wooden uipers. The rear coach wa