New Britain herald., 1919-10-06
1 DEAD, 3 HURT IN
 CROSSING FATALITY
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help be sent at once. MT. Rutherford sped his car to this city, where he also notified the police.
 Moans For Dead Husbands.
 Mrs. Anisko, although badly in jured, seemed to have realized the terrible affair, and she continued to moan for her dead husband, John, NOh John!" The sight was a grew some one, blood flowing from the wounds Of the injured. and in most instances the clothes had been bad ly torn. The sight of the little Anisko girl was pitiful, her little body being a blackened mass from the dirt of the road bed.
 The police ambulance in charge of Driver Peter Cabelus and Doorman 'Gustave Hellberg, was on the scene as soon as possible, and the ambu- lance conveyed the Anisko and Hor- Vatt women to the hospital. One of the Horvatt family was removed to the institution in Chief Robert M. Danes autom bile. The mbulance of the New Britain General hospital was also rushed to the scene.
 Dr. R. M. Griswold, acting medical examiner, viewed the remains of the Aniskos and Antonio Horvat, and
 
 On learning of the serious accident, Drs. William Flanagan, D. w. O'Con- nell and John Purney hastened to the scene.
 Many Visit Scene of Accident.
 Throughout today hundreds of per sons visited the scene of the acciS e dent and many expressed themselves as never before witnessing such sight. The big car lies in the bottom of the ditch, a mass of twisted iron. Parts of the machine were scattered at intervals along the track. About the only part of the machine that remained intact is one of the mark CTS. This stuck up in clear view above the wreckage today. The humber plate was 27,563, and it was through this that the identity of the victims was disclosed last night.
 Train 10 Minutes Late.
 The train which was 10 minutes late, was laundering along at a high rate of speed in charge of Conductor Hughes and Engineer Wayne Burns, of 1886 Baldwin street. Waterbury. Conditions at the crossing make it practically impossible for an engineer to sec any approaching vehicle com Ing from the west. The force of the crash last evening was sO great that the front beam of the engine was dented by the impact.
 The signal box underneath the 13warning bell, at the crossing, is also badly damaged, where it was struck by the automobile.
 John Anisko, the owner of the wrecked car, was resident Of this city for 12 years. He worked at r. & F. Corbin's for some time, and later went to work for MT. Dudjack as a bartender He was a native of Po- land. He leaves two brothers, Alex Anisko, of Lyman street, and Wac Jaw Anisko, of Sexton street, and two sisters who reside in Grand Rap Ids, Michigan. Janira Anisko was 8 years old, and attended the Sacred Heart of Jesus parochia1 school.
 Antonio Horvatt was 3S years old and lived at 15 Star street, He was native of Austria, coming to this city about ten years ago. He worked It Landers Frary & Clarks. Would Eliminate Crossing.
 Although this crossing is in the Town of NeWington, the City of New Britain has endeaVored to have the crossing eliminated and plans for this IS we'll as the one at East street have been made for this purpose. Accord
 
 Would go east of and parallel with khe railroad tracks. The city has taken the matter up with the railroad people, with the state highway com mission and with the Town of New Ington The Town of NewingtOn has tailed to do anything about, it how ever.
 Mayor Quigley feels that somethine should be done to remedy the cross ng condition.
 At the hospital today, it was stated that the condition of Mrs. Anisko who suffered two broken legs in tht collision was critical. Mrs. HOrvat and her son Tony Horvatt, showed some improvement today. The Anisko car, is said to have been the machine which formerly Twas the police service car. Thi machine was purchased by the board