The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-23
MORCUE Scene
IN MILFORD is
GRUESOME One
Hundreds, Attracted by Cur.
iosity, Throng Neighbor-
hood of Death House.

In groups of five and six, residents
of Milford gathered about the village
Igreen and the post Office discussing
the scene and the results of the wreck
of the Springfield express near Indian
River yesterday morning.
+ That it was the IS most disastrous
wreck in the memory of the oldest in.
Ehabitant was the opinion expressed by
many. old residents of the New. Eng.
Tland town. The burning of the. town
Ihall about a. year ago was a small aft
fair compared to the wreck of Iester-
Iday. 49,
T. Bob sleighs, automobiles, :runa bouts
and one horse shays were driven into
town in scores. Some came. from, the
towns of Huntington and Shelton while
numberless automobiles bearing New
y ork- markers We're visible about the
center of the Village.
The blacksmith shop was. the scene
Eof a, gathering of residents, approxf-
mating two score in numbers. The
'smfthy'' bore a fund of infornna ton
Iconcernirlg the happenings in the vi
entity for many years and he had a
group of attentive listeners.
IS, When the undertaker's wagon of
David L. Nett1eton was seen coming
from the scene of 7thes wreck, people
Hooked to the undertaking parlors in
droves with the intention of viewing
the remains Of the victims of the
wreck. To their diSpIeasure they were
refused adnittance to the smorgue. ." 2:
Il Soda water fountains were run dry
as earlyz as 4 O'Clock and visitors to
t-he village frequented the four saloons
IN the section known as 1.-The Crook
The uniformed police Of the town kept
Igood order considering the great in
tux OF out-6f-town residents No ar
rests were made during the evening.
Policemen were stationed at danger
Gus curves in the roadway leading to.
the scene of the wreck and traffic con
] MOI tat f15o
credit Of the Milford police. ~
the streets of the town were crowd
/ ed with sight-seers until late in the
! evening when they began to dispense
,lralns were passing through the town
as early as 8 o'clock in the afternoon
when the tracks had been cleared Of
1.-THE debris s4-e = g. 81 100 szsas ~ 95fFs
Medical Examiner W. j. H. Fischer
faof Milford; was promptly on the
lscene of the wreck. AS fast as the
bod1eS were released by the limited
amount Of help available at the scene
Iof the wreck and furnished by the
two local undertakes he ordered their
kremoval to the undertaking rooms
4 lThree bodies of trainmen were taken
to the sNettletcn estab1ishme emit and
tthreestos the Smith parIors fss
L Under the direction of David T..
IsNetdaaon the bodies Of Engineer VIII
Eliarn Curtis, Fireman McGuinness7 and
l;another trainman. were laid out side
by side.
All were severely scalded and burn
ed and their bones were crushed and
broken in many parts. Engineer Cur
It's had a deep cash extending over his
Ebody which exposed his vital organs
His head was also crushed. He prob
Iably died Instantly.
e Fireman McGuinness had been
crushed about the head and his entire
l.sealp to the brain had been laid bare
las Though struck by, a. scinniter.
AT the Smith morgue was Flagman
EGeorgef /. Tourtellotte, of Merrick,
Mass, a hamlet just outside of Spring
field. His face was ground almost be-
/ wound disclosed that his vitals had
fbeen torn from him as he was struck
by TrainNo, 8 which he had been sent
to the rear to flag
i Miss Hy1and, who lay IN a coffin be-
l-side him, was soon identified and in
structions were awaited late last night
4 as to disposition of the body.
sE In another room was the body of
Al man believed to be MaFdiFos Dem
j. Ham ovh aunessian, an Armenia jew
eIery dealer of Boston or Baltimore.
i On, his person was found some small
Il bills and change, a pearl pin, and a
a check drawn upon the Shawmut Ma
sltionaI bank of Boston to Monstighan
Il Shakernan and signe0 ny Albert Ar
II man 1882 North Eutah street, Balti-
i more. Another receipt for a ship
i nient Of pearls led the authorities to
4 believe that he was probably named
81 Hanovhaunessian 1855
This man was in the rear coach of
II Train No. 9s7e, then it was teIescoped
4 and like Miss Hyland he was thrown
Though a window and pinned beneath
the side of the big steel car His body
Il was one of the last to be extricated
BY huge hydrau1ic Jacks Of the wreck
Il Ing cars. 7g-fsg<- sEs...ssi r -