Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-14

North Branford, Conn, Aug. 13.- Seventeen persons were killed ana upwards of two score injured, some probably fatally, when two trone\ cars on the Shore Line Electric rail way crashed head-on at high speed a short distance from the local station late today. Both cars of heavy con struction, were running at high speed. 1t is said and the force of the impacr was such as to lock them together, 2 mass of twisted iron and steel ana spIintered wood Many of those kill e ed died instantly and others within a short time after being taken from the wreckage-
 Most of ths Dead Are Women.
 Both cars were well filled with pas sengers. Most of the dead are women with a. few men and some children among them Few of them have been Identified so far, the injuries oelnS such as to make identification difficult in a large number of cases As fast as the bodies were taken out of the wreck they were sent to Branford rnorgues by eurUmooiles and motor trucks which had been pressed into
 The Identified Dead. ; The dead so far identified are:
 MrszsGranniss Of Saybrook; E. c. .Ehephard of Guilford and Harry Nor ris of New Haven. one of the motor men.
 | The identified dead are: Henry D. Mory. New York, sumrneS- ling at Madison.
 Harry Morris. New Haven, motor man.
 Mrs. Chapman, westb-ook, wife of Former Senator Chapman.
 Mrs Day, New Haven, Identified by hE G. Stoddard of New Haven.
 Edna Howell, East River.
 Mrs. Granniss, Saybrook.
 F. L. Shepard, Sachem's Head.
 J H. Cannon, North Branford.
 Leonard s. Hotchkiss. New Haven.
 ha 5nir reI T-11Shed mobile and ambulance to hospitals at New Haven
 The Injured.
 The injured taken to New Haven hospitals are as follows:
 Harry Weiser and wife, Dorothy Weiser, 1908 Fulton avenue. New York.
 George E1ozvin. 1908 Fulton avenue, NevS York
 George stronchint and wife, Anna Etronchint- Clinton, Conn
 John Higgins, e1 Garfield place. Brooklyn.
 Mrs. Harriet Wheeler, Grove Beach, Conn.
 Ernest 4. Kolin, 1o6 Chapel street, New Haven, Conn.
 Dorothy Day. New Haven, Conn. Harry Tribb1e, Brooklyn.
 Percy Jacobs, Guilford.
 Miss Ruth GrannisS. Saybrook.
 Miss Ruth Chapman, Westbrook.
 Of these, Mrs. Weiser, whose in 5uries were slight, has left the hospi- tai
 Crashed Between Two Curves.
 The accident occurred on a short stretch of straight track between two curves, one car outward bound from New Haven was running on its regu- lar schedule but the westbound car travelling to New Haven is said to have run beyond the turnout where 1t should have waited for the eastbound to pass Ths crew of the eastbound car were Harry Morris, motorman, and Arthur S. Jones of Westbrook conductor. while the other car was in charge of Motorman Negus of Gull ford and Conductor Tryon of Ivory ton.
 jumping After the accident he is said to have admitted that he was drowsy and that he passed the turn out before he realized it. Just before scene of the accident his car had stopped to take on a passenger. he said. and he was gathering speed when the other car appeared ahead. so near that it was not possible to avert the collision.
 Motorman Tossed to Top of Car.
 When the crash came Motorman Morris was tossed to the top of his car, where he lay until his body was removed The passengers crushed to- gether with the crumpling and split ting of the cars had little chance to escape Thirteen dead were removed from the wreck and four while still breathing when taken out died within q few moments. Among the injured was Leonard s. | Hotchkiss of New Haven, whose two l sons were killed in the rear-end col lision of express trains on the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- | road at North Haven about two years | ago. He was badly injured and died | later at the New Haven hospital. A call for assistance sent to Bran ] ford and New Haven brought hundreds | of automobiles and other vehicles to | the scene as well as a corps of phy- sicians and ambulances from the hos pitals at New Haven. As fast as the | injured could be taken from the wreckage they were placed in an1bu- | 1ances or automobiles if not too se- | verely hurt and hurriedszto the hospi- | tals.
 Narrow Escape.
 One of the passengers who escaped ! with a cut on the head told of his es- cape from more serious harm. He | said he knew that his car which was bound for New Haven should pass the eastbound car at the turnout and ko- ticing that his car had run by<it, he