Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-17

recitation, Dora Baldwin; piano solo, Florence Curtis; vocal soio, Francis Davis; piano solo, Dorothy Torrent.
 Coroner Bill of Daneisols 1.eld an in- quest at the police station A<OnGay eve ming on the accident at the Main street railroad crossing, which occur red Monday morning in which one man was killed and another seriously injured.
 There were many witnesses exam ined. The first one was Frank J. Sweet of Hartford, the engineer on the engine which struck the two men. Mir. Sweet, who has been a conductor for 19 years. said that they left the Wfllimantic station at 6.22 a few minutes late. He sounded the whistle for the crossing. and started the bell ringing. They were going about Is miles an hour over the crossing and the gates were down. He saw neither of the two men and knew nothing of the accident until the station agent at Hampton told them of it and they found soft brown hat on the front of the engine. At Abingdon, a mans leg was found under one of the coaches. Walter " Cutland, the fire | man. was not present at the inquest. He was on the side of the cab which
  working, and did not see them, as he also was unaware of the accident un- l til they reached Hampton. | James Watts. the gatetender, said that he lowered the gates when the train left the station. He saw the two men walk down the sidewalk ! They did not seem to hear the whis- 1 tie or bell. so he shouted. but they were so interested in their talk that they did not hear him. He could not see the men when they were hit by the engine. The engineer whistled for the crossing and rang his bell. 1 Clement L. Manning of this city, a new conductor on the Willimantic- New London trolley, saw all of the ac- cident. He corroborated MT. Watts testimony and added that he also shouted but the men did not look up. They walked in front of the engine and he saw Ricard tossed up in the air and then to one side of the track. Ricard tried to get up immediately af- ter the train had passed, and that was i probably how he lost his arm. Neither of them were drunk.
 | H. E, Lincoln of this city, a ma chinist, stood on the corner of Union and Jackson streets and saw the men walk onto the crossing. They were not hurrying and carried dinner pails. They walked deliberately onto the tracks and both were thrown into the air and then under the engine. He said, My God" and turned his back. He did not see the body on the front of the engine when it passed Union street. The men were walking close | together and were much interested in what they were talking about. He said he wondered why the train did hot stop and was told that none of the people on the train knew of the accident
 Medical Examiner Simonds said that he viewed the body of the dead man on the Natchaug river bridge at 8 O. clock in the morning. The body was
 badly crushed. in fact was reduced to rulp. He saw Ricard at the hospital
 and he has a fractured shoulder blade and his left arm was taken off at the shoulder. It is possible that several ribs are broken. The dead man was
 about 52 and Ricard 50. He has two
 children.
 Frank AIarceau, foreman of the con
 struction gang in which the two mer
 were employed, said that he did not
 see the accident. but picked up Ri.
 card who was conscious and said
 How did it happen?" He said tha'
 he had had two drinks.
 Dr. Simonds said that Ricard tolC
 him that he had had four drinks o1
 whiskey and did not know anything
 of how it happened after they reached
 the track.
 At the hospital. late Monday even. ing Ricard's condition was slightly improved and he has a chance of re
 coyery.
 James D. Courtney is critically il | at his home on Windham road witl
 pneumonia.
 About twenty citizens of Williman,
 tic assembled at an open meeting O
 the common council MonGay evening
 at the town hall to discuss the propo
 sition of the dam at the city pumping
 station. AS the dam is urgently il need of repairs which will cost abou $40, 900, Mayor Gates asked the voter, to look over the proposition. City En
 gineer Robert Mitchell explained tn situation.