New Britain herald., 1924-06-13
TWO KILLED WHEN
 TRAIN IS WRECKED Fat 'uuo5 m, ,,,t r,oonrs r11a Near Corn,
 ''''S 'n'Ho%suuto,}P t,PF Ing LOCOMOTIVE TURNS OYER
Fireman and Brakeman Killed Un- derneath EngiDe-Engineer Burned But Will hye-Train Commonly Known as "Can Train"

] Cornwall Bridge, Conn.,. June l3.-- { Paul Macdonald. fireman, Of Dan | bury, and Charles Straub, brakeman,
 New Milford, were killed in the de- railment Of a mixed train over the
 panbury division Of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad at Swifts Crossing today James Ben
 nett, engineer, of Danbury, was fear
 fully scalded when his engine over turned, and Il. R, Johnson also ef Danbury, was badly hurt.
 A woman who was a passenger m a coach on the train was slightly hurt.
 Locomotive Turns Over.
 The train, commonly known as the MILK Train, number 574, and due at Canaan from Danbury at S.45 a. m. standard time. was wrecked in taking thee rossing a mile below Cornwall Bridge. The engine rode the rails and the pressure Of lars behidn il forced it over the ties for about one hundred feet when it went over on it's side. Eleven freight ears were badly de- railcd and only three or four re- maincd on the iron.
 Doctors Bradford Walker or Corn. wall and Terry o' kcnt were called 10 attend 10 the injured. Wrecking trains were called from Danbury asd Waterbury.
 Killed In Wrcckagc.
 The bodies of Fireman MacDnnafd and straub were taken from under the engine at noon. Both men had put their hands and arms over their faces and head giving tho impression that they had done 80 to escape the steam. Both men had been pinned under portion Of the boiler and may have been killed by the escaping steam.
 The doctors al noon gave an opin- ion that Engineer Bennett would live. 1 His limbs and body had been band | aged. The scalding he received is very | severe, in the opinion of the doctors. 1 He called for a cigarette after being | attended to and smoked r with a relish.
 Brakeman Johnson is not regarded as seriously hurt. He has a broken | arm and is badly bruised about the body.
 Johnson and straub were riding on he engine because at Cornwall Bridge t Is necessary for a trainman to 20 ihead 10 throw A switch. When the 'ngine jumped the iron. Johnson was hrown ont and in this way escaped leath.
 Engineer Bennett said that as he approached the curgc he shut off the ngine. The engine mounted tho rails II the sharpest point in the curve. The point is noticeable and from there or a distance Of nearly sevcnty-fve ards the track and road bed is badly orn up.
 The train was made ID Of IS cars oday, ten being empty milk cars, s car, a passenger coach nd then a caboose on the rear These lst three stayed on the rail but only he eaboose had all trucks on.
 Breaks From Train When the engine was deraiied IA roke away from the train and Ieaprd |, orward, the tender separating so Y. bruptly that coal from it was hurled {,
 hundred feet ahead. The engine :. 'ent over on one side and down A n foot bank while the tender fell d yer the other side away from tbe 'acks and the cars all went past the nglne and tender. The cars how Ter m deraiment finally fammeJ ich other and twisted about in yari- ', US ways. Most Of the ten milk cars !. ere badly damaged. It is believed Ie road ~ill not be clearned until to- [ orrow. me train commonly called the can ain leaves Danbury shortly after o'colck and passes through New llford at 7:l7 ?. m. The conductor day was William Connors. ( Engineer Bonnet and Fireman 'hnson Will be taken 10 Dspl,,,r, ,spital.
 Brakeman Straub vas about zs ars and leaves nifc and four si,i5. ? en in New Milford. \ Railroad officials began sp exsg,ir- E ion Of the wreck preliminary to ap L quiry. The medical examiner ,isvs5 . badies Of the men taken from ,ba T. eek. I,