The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
CORONER GETS
 EVIDENCE IN
 MILFORD CRASH
John c. Slavin.

Milford, Aug. 10.-Coroner Mix to- day is inquiring into the autom obile crash on the Milford road last night by which one was killed and one in- jured.
 Samuel A Linton, 55 years old, of Slsson avenue, Hartford, was instant ly killed, when the Paige car, in which he was riding, owned and operated by George w. Corey, B, of 3S Barbour street, Hartford, caught in the trolley tracks at the four-cornerS on Walnut Beach road. The automobile skidded into a telegraph pole and overturned, throwing Linton headlong on to the pavement. Corey suffered from a badly broken ankle, and is at present in the Bridgeport hospital, where the authorities state his condition is fair.
 Elmer "A. Hanson, 8, of 196 Denver avenue, Bridgeport, and Vernon E.
 Mather, 31, of s5 Pennington avenue, Hartford, were passengers in the au-
 tomobile. Hanson was removed to the
 Bridgeport hospital, after receiving
 medical attention from Dr. z. F. Dun.
 ming, of Devon. Hanson suffered cuts
 about the head and neck, with possible
 internal injuries. Mather escaped
 with a slight cut on the 1etf knee. Corey was placed under arrest on
 a technical cLnrge of driving a car while under the influence of liquor according to the Milford police. Au- tomobile drivers who passed the au- tomobile on it's way to the beach veE- tured the opinion that it would never i reach there safely, because of the high rate of speed ait which it was being driven.
 According to eye witnesses the au- tomobile was tearing up the road OF it's way from Bridgeport at a rate of between 50 to 55 miles an hour. At the dangerous curve near the Tour-cornerS, the car crashed head on into the telegraph post at the roadside. The car started across the highway on two wheels at an angle l of 45 degrees and turned over, pin ming its occupants to the ground. | The rear right wheel of the car was completely smashed, the hood and en- ! tire. front section of the car demoliSh- i ed. Hanson's head was hanging be tween the cross angle upright SUD- | ports of the top cover when he was ! removed from the car. The injured were removed to the veranda Of a | dwelling in Devon terrace, where | first aid was rendered.
 1 MT. and Mrs. H. F. Wells and Mrs l Dixon, of the Atlas Hotel, Walnut 1 Beach, narrowly escaped collision | with the death car and only the pres.
 ence of mind of MT. Wells prevented , a greater accident. Occupants of the i Wells car saw the Hartford party pro- 1 ceeding toward the beach at a high l rate of speed, when the big Paige
 car suddenly swerved into the trolley
 tracks, and the fatality occurred. 1 Samuel A. Linton, the man who I was killed, was chief estimator for l the Pratt & Whitney Company o1 l Hartford. He is survived by his wife l two daughters, IS and 19 years old l and one son. Corey is a machinist al ' the same plant, and Mather a clerk | with the Pratt & Whitney company ] came here early in the day to attend 1 an outing and after dinner decided i to visit the beach. While enrou te
 they picked up Hanson Mather was ordered held last nigh 1 by Coroner Eli Mix. when the latter | was advised of the accident.