Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-14

s. N. E. Telephone company will be in New London today attending a con-  W. IRVING BULLARD TELLS
 HOW ACCIDENT HAPPENED
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 Danielson. Nov. 1s-The many friends of w. Irving Bullard will be in- terested in the following letter received November 18th by E. H. Jacobs Mfg Co.,:
 Rio de Janefro,
 October 26, 1922. Your telegram as well as two score others have done great deal to buoy me up during the last four days of in tense pain. I wish you would please accept my Sincerest thanks and express my sentiments to all.
 You will be interested to know just how the accident occurred. We arrived in Rio last Monday afternoon after a most delightful voyage with calm sea and plenty of genial companionship on shipboard. Until Friday night I was very busy attending an international conference on cotton, of which I had been made a vice president.
 During my official duties I presented my various credentials and had the op-
  l Bullard to some of the points of interest such as Sugar Loaf. Tjuca and Corco- vado. We dined Friday evening with Carl A. Sylvester, the general manager o fthe traction company, and on Sunday | evening were to dine with MT. Fred A. 1 Huntress, vice president of the Brazilian 1 Traction Light & Power Co.
 Sunday noon, after lunch with the Hon. R. P. Momsen, the only American l of o;, guests, MT. and Mrs. Frank M Garcia, and Col. c. w. Crawford, the Brazilian representative of the Baldwin Locomo- 1 tive Works, we made short visit to | the Brazilian Centennial Exposition, re- | turning to the house of Col. Crawford, | No. 924 Rua Nossa Senhora de Copaca. bana where the colonels house is To- l cated on the top of a hill and is reach ed by cable car carrying four passen- gers, a climb of about 400 feet The five ladies. including Mrs Bullard and daughter Charlotte. scaled the height successfully in the first trip of the ca ble car and then it was returned to the base of the incline. Four of us men climbed into the body of the car while my son Ted stood on a little platform on the rear of the car which was de- signed to carry luggage. We were nearly 10 the top of the incline when suddenly the car stopped and started backwards. Colonel Crawford and Mir Momsen, who were in the outside seats of the car, jumped out, while my son who sized up the situation with grea celeriyt made a jump for the ston, EWall on the opposite side, reaching i E successfully, even though the car hat at this time gained quite a momentum
 turned around to lean over the real of the car to grab the boy but discov cred. that he had disappeared Tn thought immediately occurred to m 1; that he had fallen under the wheels. A the same time if he had been there ant had grabbed him we should probabl, both have been instantly killed As it was, during the descent, whicl , you can imagine was at rapid pace, brought my limbs and head up hud , ding together on one of the seats, whll my unfortunate fellow passenger wa !, trying to do the same
 ? When the car reached the bottom 0 , the incline it smashed into bits and m 5 friend sustained a rather bad seal wound and he has been in the hospita ever since but he will have a compiet , recovery.
 For two hours I laid on the groun . with the wreckage around me sufferin intensely with two broken bones in tn left leg below the knee, broken righ shoulder blade, and injury to the sid of my head and ear and many contu sions or bruises on my body.
 The accident occurred at 4.45 and
 was S.45 p. m,, before I was taken b the ambulance car and finally put i bed at the Strangers hospital.
 Never in my life have I suffered s intensely and never before have I req, iy felt what pleasure death might b,
 The many telegrams of encourage ment and good cheer that have com rom home have done great deal t huoy me LID.
 This is Thursday and I have no ide whether or not it is going to be poss1bl
 70 return home on the steamship Amer
 can Legion Nov. 3. I am in the bean tifully situated English hospital with 1 beds and excellent nursing. Brazilia hospitals do not have nurses. My doc tor is the surgeon for the traction com pany and is man who would stand a the head of his profession most any | where.
 x-ray plates show that the small bon in my left leg is broken in four or nor places, while the large bone is splin. cred took ether yesterday mornin and had the large bone set. Today have had more X-ray pictures and ar promised additional excitement tomof row.
 The quick wit and courage of my SO Edward saved his life and probabi mine, otherwise during the descent should have filled my natural incfnsa ton to protect him. Just why I did nc break my right leg, which has had s many accidents, cannot understand.
 expect to cable within a few day my progress and if I am able to sail a November 3rd shall send a wireies message of instruction as to my land ing etc. That will mean stretchers, am balance and all that sort of parapher naha
 Mrs. Buflard is very courageous an the children are extremely helpful. M many friends of the American colon have rallied to the situation and m room is at all times filled with the mo. luxurious tropical flowers
 You will hear further from me b wire but I felt you would appreciat the details which I am giving you this letter which hope to get on u '