New Britain herald., 1916-02-22
Connecticut River Special Stalled by Broken Air Pip'
 Smashed Into by Train Made Up at New Haven . Locomotive Explodes, Filling Air With Debris
Many Yale Men in Crash, Among Them
 Johnny" Fitzpatrick, Famous Athlet

F1agman Hero, Sacrificing Life
 Attempt to Avert ColIision-Nur
 and Physicians Hurried From NN
 Haven and Bridgeport and SpetS
 Trains Are Rushed to Scene-Stas
 ment From Road.
 Milford, Feb. 22-Six or mA persons were killed and more th8 fifty passengers were injured toda when the Connecticut River speciN No. 79, from Springfield, Mass. x New York, over the New York, Na Haven and Hartford railroad, was ra into by a special passenger traa This train was made up in New HayA to carry passengers who otherwa would have gone on the regular d3 press from Boston to New York, less ing New Haven shortly after 11:30l
 The dead are said to be the flal man of No 79, who had gone bal to protect his train which had bel stopped by broken air pipe. Engine| Curtis and Fireman McGinnis of Il engine of No. 5, and man andl woman passenger of No. 5, whd bodies have been seen under d wreckage.
 It is said that the flagman of N 79 lost his life in a futile attempt stop the on-rushing No. 5. runniI up the track so close. to the ellfgij that he could not escape. His boI was cut to pieces. The rear eI collision followed moment later. Broken Pipe Halts Train. The Connecticut River Special, N 79, had stopped about a mile andl half east of Indian river bridge tl cause of a broken air pipe. The fad man of the train went back with lI red flag. No. 79 was drawn by motor, while No. special, which ha been made up at New Haven shortI after the No 79 had left, was dravI by a locomotive. It approached ta stalled train at a good headway, is said, and as yet it is unknoVl whether Engineer Curtis applied lz brakes upon seeing the fiagmaiI warning.
 Locomotive Boiler ExpIodes.
 At the time of the collision of NI SIS engine with the rear of No. 79, freight train was running west on ta next track. When the smash canl a passenger coach was forced owl against the freight train adding to tlI mix-up. The boiler of No. exploded throwing wreckage in every directid especially upon the moving freigl train. The engine of No. wl thrown down the embankment to t1 right and it was followed by the fir1 two coaches of No. 5. These roIEd over and over before touching tf| bottom. The tracks within momej \ were in frightful condition. It wa early apparent that there were iniurd persons on both trains.
 As soon as the ldust cleared aws5 and unhurt passengers were able a walk through the snow to the owe turned cars the bodies of a man ara woman were seen under a car. Prd sumably they were dead. It was n believed at the time that any one VIE fatally hurt in No. 79. Most of ti1M passengers in No. 5 were from liar ford and New Haven and way point These passengers, it is understoo@ would have taken the regular expresM from New Haven to New York ha the Boston Express, due at New Lag ven shortly after II o'clock been o time, it's schedule having been disar9 ranged by the weather The companM made up a special train for these pasa sengers, most of whom probably wers bound for points between Ntw Have and New York.
 Doctors Rushed To Rescue. The New Haven road had wrecIJ ing train at the scene in 30 minute5 and sent call for physicians and nur1 ses to both New Haven and Bridgel port and in both cities there was quick response. Shortly after a] o'clock injured passengers were sbeiFAI taken by special trains both to lNesl Haven and Bridgeport All the doctors in this town and Rev. Father John Heller, also of thil place, were called to the wreck.
 Johnny" Fitzpatrick Hurt. Bridgeport. Feb. 22.-Among thl injured passengers who are at thd Stratfield Hotel are: John R. Fitzpatrick, of New York; former Vale athlete and football play ar; Allan Corey, son of William EI rorey, former president of the United States Steel Corporation, and formed Yale baseball captain; Morgara